Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

The short hike is worth the stunning views and crystal blue waters of a secluded beach.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

An architectural anomaly that preserves the chilling history of medieval ascetics who chose to be buried alive.

A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

An ancient cave with connections to the American Revolution.

An unusual cave filled with rare alien-looking aragonite formations.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.

The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.