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

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

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

The corpse bride of Portugal.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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

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

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

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

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.