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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

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

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.