Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

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

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

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

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

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.