Places Cindy Cesare Wants to Go

An eye-catching model town in a San Diego backyard.

One of Hawaiʻi’s largest petroglyph fields contains a number of depictions of people.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

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.

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

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

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

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

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.