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

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

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

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

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

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

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

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

A hidden gallery exhibits intricate, decades-old Buddhist reliefs.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

A set of outdoor stairs named in honor of a famous Austrian artist.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A literary park dedicated to the memory of a filmmaker, writer, and intellectual who was killed in 1975.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

Political activist and writer Thomas Paine once lodged at this location.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.