Places Hheeaatthh Wants to Go

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

One of Europe's largest groups of dolmens remains largely off the typical tourist track.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

Disturbing winged beings decorate the walls of this strange abandoned hermitage.

This 7,000-year-old megalithic wonder covered by a Franco-era reservoir emerges in times of drought.

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.

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

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

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.