Longyearbyen, Norway
Longyearbyen
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
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Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Barentsburg, Norway
This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
A striking symbol of the Troubles, this semi-demolished prison was home to the largest prison escape in the history of the British Isles.
Dolgarrog, Wales
Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.
Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales
This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'
Llantrisant, Wales
No one knows why this round stone structure was built on a hilltop in Wales.
Llantrisant, Wales
Surgeon, scholar, activist, eccentric. This statue remembers a curious figure in Wales’ history.
Cardiff, Wales
Sitting in a quiet field just west of Cardiff is a well-preserved megalithic burial chamber, topped with a 40-ton capstone
Cardiff, Wales
The world's oldest continuously operating record shop has been in Cardiff since 1894.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Caerphilly, Wales
This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Highland, Scotland
An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
Out Skerries, Scotland
A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Keoldale, Scotland
The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.