Places Vrielinkie Wants to Go

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

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

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

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

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

This small town in Germany was once a center of peppermint production, and has the museum to prove it.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.