Liverpool, England
Eleanor Rigby's Grave
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Liverpool, England
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Llandudno, Wales
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Denbigh, Wales
The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Greenfield, Wales
This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Rhydymwyn, Cymru
Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Ripponden, England
The house in the middle of the motorway.
Rayleigh, England
This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Salisbury, England
The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
St Albans, England
These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.
Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
Meols, England
After the band included its number in one of their songs, the box became a monument to the musical group.
Norwich, England
A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.