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

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

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

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

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

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.”

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.