Places Nicky Pryde Wants to Go

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

This medieval church in a small Austrian village is home to a 700-year-old Mickey Mouse lookalike.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

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

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

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

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.