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

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

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

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

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

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

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

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

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.

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

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 world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.