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This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

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

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

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

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.