Places herbfletcher Wants to Go

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

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

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

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.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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 crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.