Lisbon, Portugal
Livraria Bertrand
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
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Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
New York, New York
This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.
Bronx, New York
Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.
Queens, New York
A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.
New York, New York
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
New York, New York
Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.
New York, New York
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
Queens, New York
A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.
Queens, New York
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
Queens, New York
A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.
Queens, New York
The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.
New York, New York
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
Brooklyn, New York
A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.
Brooklyn, New York
Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.