Places NickJConner Wants to Go

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

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

Czechoslovakia’s first competition pool, now a decaying ruin of a functionalist marvel.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

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

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Rainbow arches made of shipping containers grace the entrance to one of France's largest seaports.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

The largest underground lake in Europe.