The corpse bride of Portugal.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

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

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

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

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

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.