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.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Liverpool, England
Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.
Vézelay, France
This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Amanlis, France
An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.
Saint-Rivoal, France
An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.