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

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

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

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

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

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.