Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

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.

This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

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

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.

This craggy boulder is fabled to be either a druidic relic or Satan's stumbling block.

This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.