Places Pengwn Wants to Go

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

“It has nae lugs!”

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.