Places teresafogal Wants to Go

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.