Places Hopla Wants to Go

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

This dazzling Art Nouveau mansion is now home to the Modern Art Gallery Subotica.

Religious perseverance and cultural coexistence manifest in an architectural gem that multiple wars couldn't topple.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

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

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.