Places everywhereemily Wants to Go

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

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

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

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

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

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

On the cliffs of São Jorge in the Azores stand the remains of a lighthouse that was struck by a series of earthquakes.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

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

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

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

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

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