Places Will Conant Wants to Go

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

The remains of 50,000 World War I soldiers rest under a towering arch overlooking the Alpine battlefields.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

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

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

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

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

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

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.