Places Jen Seriously Wants to Go

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.