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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Gwynedd

8 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Gwynedd, Wales

Updated February 15, 2020

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Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
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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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Ash Dome

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.
The grave of Gelert, just outside of the village of Beddgelert in northwest Wales.

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Gelert's Grave

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
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Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.
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Fitzcarraldo

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.
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The Blue Lake

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