Places johnw404 Wants to Go

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

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

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

Instead of numerals, the unusual clock face spells out a memorial to a lost loved one.

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.

Despite its location in the English countryside, this chapel is the property of Ontario, Canada.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This is London's smallest listed building.