Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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.

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

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.