Places Barbara Ryden Wants to Go

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

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

An icon of the city, this chapel features an amazing dome ceiling and offers panoramic views.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.