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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.