Places michaelhordern Wants to Go

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.

Cathedral-like Victorian vaults are hidden within this iconic bridge.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

The second smallest castle keep in England.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.