Caernarfon, Wales
Snowdon
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
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Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Maybole, Scotland
An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.
Elsdon, England
A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.
Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Aughton, England
The town of Argleton has a postal code and appears on maps and even real estate listings, yet it does not exist.
Blackpool, England
This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Whittingham, England
This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.