A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.

Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This "sausage route" features gorgeous views and family-owned restaurants.

A natural swimming pool in the middle of the Carite Forest.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.