Places felgueirosa Wants to Go

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Stone slabs along the coast warn of Japan's tsunami-ravaged past, often marking the highest point of a wave's reach.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.