Places Vrielinkie Wants to Go

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Surgeon, scholar, activist, eccentric. This statue remembers a curious figure in Wales’ history.

A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.

Enthusiasts of the mid-20th century magician and comedian erected this statue in the small Welsh town in which he was born, even though the comedian only lived there for three years.

In the middle of a Welsh field, a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is made out of living branches.

This towering, fire-breathing dragon guards a community’s buried treasure.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.

A wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman's generosity.

A magical woodland theatre in Wales reclaimed by nature.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.

Evans's funeral had one of the largest attendances of any funeral in the history of Wales.

A historic pub in the front room of a Victorian-era house.

Since the Middle Ages, this stone has been used as a place to bless fishing boats moored at the nearby landing stage.

Roman ruins found on the outskirts of a small town on the North Wales coast have over time become a strong part of the community's identity.

Associated with the famous wizard, it is said that when this oak tree falls, so will the town.

Visit the last surviving outlet of a once popular chain of coffeeshops.

One man's love affair with this Mediterranean country has been turned into a work of whimsical delight.

A look into the life of a Victorian-era prisoner.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

According to legend, this bell once belonged to a kingdom now lost beneath the waves.