Places Cindy Cesare Wants to Go

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

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

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

This alluring underground library, hidden in a suburban Metro station, features a Space Age aesthetic and its own hydroponic garden.

A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.

Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.