Places tiapatrol Wants to Go

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

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

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

This dais was said to be a remote toilet built for the convenience of the British Royal Party on their brief, and only, visit to this small African nation in 1947. But is the story true?

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."

A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.