Places joshuacroff Wants to Go

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

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.

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 stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.