This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

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

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

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.

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

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

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The middle finger of modernity.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.