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

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

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

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

This aqueduct with 18th-century origins is integrated into modern life in various ways in Oaxaca.

Legend says that these centuries-old trees, which pre-date their nearby church, were planted by monks.

This historic cemetery is home to the largest private mausoleum in Europe.

An oddities shop with incredible permanent displays on top of its collection of purchasable curiosities.

This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.

Start your morning off with an epic food crawl in this market east of Oaxaca’s historic center.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.