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

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

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

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

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

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 urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."