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

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

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

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

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

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

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

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

This now abandoned restaurant provides some of the most amazing views of Lisboa.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

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

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.