Places Latkinz Wants to Go

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

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

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

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

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

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

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

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

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.