Places Alan Newman Wants to Go

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.

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

A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Only spot in the world where an HVDC powerline, a single phase AC and a three phase AC powerline all meet.

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

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

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.