An abandoned anti-smuggling station decays along the boundary between Portugal and Spain.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

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

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

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

This impressive rupestrian engraving dates back to the Upper Palaeolithic period.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

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

An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

A fortress off the West coast of Portugal that dates back to 1502.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

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

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.