Places adavandenbergh Wants to Go

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.

A mural recalls a fictional woman who once lived at 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Brussels.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

Nicknamed "Karri Knight," this Eucalyptus was planted in 1895 and stands at 72 meters.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.