Places yochris Wants to Go

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.