In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

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

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

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

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

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

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

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

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

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