Places bertshetler Wants to Go

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Super Robot anime statue guards a forgotten suburban development in Tarragona.

Archaeological site of Iberian people ruins.

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

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

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

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

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.