Places Bangalf Wants to Go

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."