Places tankcolin Wants to Go

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

One of the last remaining railway viaducts equipped with a transporter ferry.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.

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

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

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

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.