Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.

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

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

A thousand years old and the largest of its kind in the world.

The second narrowest street in England is only 28 inches wide.

A one stop shop for one-of-a-kind antiques, artifacts, and rare oddities sourced from across the globe.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.