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

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

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

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

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

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

It was once the longest continuously running cinema in the United Kingdom.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

These boots are made for selfies.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.