Places joosthendriks Wants to Go

This 17th-century Portuguese fort now houses a nautical museum.

Take a ferry across the Paraíba river in one of these 1980s bus-turned-boats.

This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

This kilometer-long university building is an unexpected architectural delight.

This building embodies the vision of Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian educator, and founder of the University of Brasília.

A seemingly out-of-place temple built on the spot where a mystic had a profound spiritual experience.

In Portugal, a larger-than-life painting of America's first Black female firefighter.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

Sample port and quinine-fortified wine at this fourth-generation winery near Porto.

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

Ghostly ship drawings grace the walls of this medieval hospital.

The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.

Nicknamed "Karri Knight," this Eucalyptus was planted in 1895 and stands at 72 meters.