Places boondaburra Wants to Go

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

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

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

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

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

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

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

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

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

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