Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.