Places Nicola B Wants to Go

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This little town supplies Japan with most of its calligraphy brushes, still made by hand from animal fur.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.