Places bartholomej Wants to Go

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.