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

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

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

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."

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

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

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

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

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

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.