Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

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 former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.