Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

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

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

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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.

This informal museum is a magical trove of anonymous art collected from car boots and flea markets.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.