Places Beezus Wants to Go

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

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.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

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

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.