A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

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

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

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

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.