Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
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This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Kenilworth, England
This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Coventry, England
A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
Winchester, England
A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.