Places Candyfromstrangers Wants to Go

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

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

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

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

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

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

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

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

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

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

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

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

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

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

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

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.