Places Nick Wants to Go

A forgotten Art Deco department store in central Budapest, where faded socialist-era retail grandeur meets the haunting beauty of urban decay.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.

According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.

Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.

This toothy tower topper commemorates a valuable shark that washed ashore nearby.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

A grand Wetherspoon pub set in a former opera house dating back to 1902.

This circular artwork represents the ancient microscopic organisms that created the chalk foundations of the North Downs Way.

The world's first consecrated windmill.

A group of committed locals restored this centuries-old windmill to its original condition.

One of the few of its type in the world, this museum showcases hotels and business.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

A pirate is laid to rest at St. Nicholas Church.