Places toohero Wants to Go

Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

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

A scientific observatory managed the largest Portuguese astronomy research unit.

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

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

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

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

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.