London, England
Strawberry Hill
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
Places michaelhordern Wants to Go
338
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Windsor, England
Ankerwycke Yew
One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.
Bedford, England
The Panacea Museum
A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.
Welford-on-Avon, England
Welford-upon-Avon Maypole
One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.
Broadway, England
Broadway Tower and Nuclear Bunker
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Northchurch, England
Grave of Peter, the Wild Boy of Hanover
"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."
Bletchley, England
National Museum of Computing
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
Wheatley, England
Wheatley Lock-Up
Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.
New York, New York
REACH: New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
New York, New York
Castle Williams
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
New York, New York
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
New York, New York
The Standard Oil Building
This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.
New York, New York
Rose Hill Historic House
The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Bristol Basin
A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.
New York, New York
Bennett Park
The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.
New York, New York
Sylvan Terrace
A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.
New York, New York
6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Oldest Manhole Cover
Walk over a 150 year old manhole.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
Gimbel's Bridge
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
