Places Nicola B Wants to Go

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

This World War II airfield enjoys a second life as a public park.

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.