The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

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

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

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

The middle finger of modernity.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

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

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

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.