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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

A small museum dedicated to Vietnam’s lesser-known Iron Age culture.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.