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

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

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

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

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

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

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

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

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

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

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

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

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

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