Places Will Wants to Go

Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

This giant underground cave chamber can only be accessed through a small opening at the top.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.