Places crystals Wants to Go

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

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

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

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

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

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

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

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

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.

A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.