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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Swansea

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Swansea, Wales

Updated April 27, 2021

Unusual Attractions in Swansea

Swansea, Wales

Tower of the Ecliptic Observatory

Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.

Swansea, Wales

Swansea Devil

A turn of the century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil, watches the neighboring church burn to the ground

Swansea, Wales

Gravestone of Christmas Evans

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

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Port Talbot, Wales

Baked Bean Museum of Excellence

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

5 miles from Swansea

Llanelli, Wales

Loughor Viaduct

A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.

6 miles from Swansea

Reynoldston, Wales

Maen Ceti (Arthur's Stone)

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

10 miles from Swansea

Carmarthenshire, Wales

The Great Welsh Amelia Earhart Controversy

Where, exactly, the great aviator completed her transatlantic flight has caused some trouble in Wales.

12 miles from Swansea

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