Places Laura Kiniry Wants to Go

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A vending machine dedicated to a beloved seaweed.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

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

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

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