Helston, England
Goonhilly Earth Station
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Places I've been
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Helston, England
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
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.
Laxey, Isle of Man
World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Chester, England
A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Amlwch, Wales
The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.