Places ouroborosasunder Wants to Go

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.