One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

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

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

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

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

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

The history and future of cannabis.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.