Places MikeInSanFrancisco Wants to Go

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.

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

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

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

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

This anatomical sculpture raises awareness about violence against women and promotes gender equality.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.