A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

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

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

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

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

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

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

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

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.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.