Places microvroni Wants to Go

A little-known castle set in a nature reserve.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

The largest known medieval map of the world.