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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The heaviest gold coin ever minted.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.