Places shibumy Wants to Go

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

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

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

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

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

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.