Places Malyk Wants to Go

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

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

Roman-era ships unearthed...

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.