Saint Davids, Wales
St. Non’s Chapel and Well
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
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Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Reynoldston, Wales
A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Llanelli, Wales
A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Llanelli, Wales
Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.
Pembrey, Wales
This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.
Llanrhystud, Wales
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Blaenau Gwent, Wales
A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.
St Mary, Jersey
This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.
St Helier, Jersey
A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
Jersey
A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.
Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey
An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Llandudno, Wales
An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.
Gwynedd, Wales
In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.
Llandudno, Wales
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.