Places Pengwn Wants to Go

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

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

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

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

A Spanish artist builds his own castle.

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

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

New Brunswick's tallest mountain is the highest point in all the Maritimes.

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.