Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Half of a house.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

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

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

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

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

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

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

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