Places miodek Wants to Go

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.