Places geoforn Wants to Go

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

This village provides a glimpse at rural life in Northern Ireland during the mid-20th-century.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

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

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.