The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

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

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

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

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

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

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

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.