Places garyrusssmith Wants to Go

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

The world's largest wooden structure.

This tree, over 500 years old, was planted by Columbus’s son.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

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

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

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.