Places Nicola B Wants to Go

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.