This looks cool. Great Britain plans to turn a mile long series of underground tunnels used during World War II in London into a tourist attraction, museum and showpiece.
It is expected to be a $268 million project.
Organizers await approval but have begun making plans. It is said to be part tourist attraction, part museum, and part glitzy, immersive experience. The underground tunnels were used as spy tunnels and said to be so secret they were covered by the UK’s Official Secrets Act.
Built in the early 1940s, the tunnels were also used as shelters against the blitzkrieg bombing campaign.
But there’s more historical background, and it gets even better.
After closing to the general public, the tunnels were the home of the Special Operations Executive, a branch of Great Britain’s famous MI6 and the real-life inspiration for a writer Ian Fleming and the James Bond series.
The tunnels even served as a telephone exchange with a direct hotline between the United States and Great Britain and the old Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Fund manager Angus Murray wants to bring the tunnels to life again.
“The history of the tunnels, their scale and the location between London’s Holborn and the historic Square Mile, could make these tunnels one of London’s most popular tourist destinations,” he said.
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