Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

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

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

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

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

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

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

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

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

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.