Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

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

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

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

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.