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vanessabrown

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Lisbon, Portugal

Santíssima Trindade Church

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Lisbon, Portugal

As Bifanas do Afonso

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Lisbon, Portugal

A Ginjinha

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Lisbon, Portugal

Casa dos Bicos

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

Carlos Sousa

Added by Carlos Sousa

Lisbon, Portugal

Pastéis de Belém

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Lisbon, Portugal

Museu da Marioneta (Museum of Puppetry)

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

karendhardman

Added by karendhardman

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

"The Bug Pit" at Zindon Prison

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

Added by Tawsam

Lisbon, Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery

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

AdamTKincaid

Added by AdamTKincaid

Lisbon, Portugal

Santa Justa Lift

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

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Lisbon, Portugal

Estufa Fria

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

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Lisbon, Portugal

Livraria Bertrand

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

leiris

Added by leiris

Lisbon, Portugal

Pavilhão Chinês

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

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Oxford, England

'Alice Door'

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Witney, England

The Devil's Quoits

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

One Street Museum Death Mask Collection

The largest collection of death masks in Ukraine.

bboas

Tatiana Pick's Psychedelic Hallway

Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.

nickdrewe

Added by nickdrewe

Osokorky Metro Station

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

derWaliser

Added by derWaliser

'Shukai'

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

derWaliser

Added by derWaliser

Tatyana Markus Memorial

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Sarcophagus of Prince Yaroslav the Wise

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Nicolaï Syadristy’s Micro Miniature Museum

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

Dylan

Holodomor Victims Memorial

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

Added by chernobaevlucy

Museum of Unnecessary Things

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

Added by Rachel Gould

Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Dylan