Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

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

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

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

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

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

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

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

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

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

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

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The world's most remote airport.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.