This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.