Places scoutboy Wants to Go

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

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

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

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

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

This unique 230-foot waterfall is a natural beauty hidden within the vast wild landscape.

This inconspicuous pharmacy went down in history as the first gas station in the world after fueling the first road trip ever taken.

Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

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

For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.