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

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

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

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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