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Costkea Way

Edinburgh, Scotland

Costkea Way

Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.

Opening to a cave at Boca do Inferno.

Cascais, Portugal

Boca do Inferno

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Museu da Farmácia

Lisbon, Portugal

Museu da Farmácia

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

Moving Image Archive

Glasgow, Scotland

Moving Image Archive

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.

Staircase and entry to the haunted Governor's Bathroom.

Ararat, Australia

J Ward Museum

Now a museum, this was once a prison facility and a hospital for the “criminally insane.”

Quinta da Regaleira

Sintra, Portugal

Quinta da Regaleira

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

The ramparts and towers were restored in the 1850s.

Sintra, Portugal

Castelo dos Mouros (Castle of the Moors)

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

Pena National Palace

Sintra, Portugal

Pena National Palace

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Santíssima Trindade Church

Lisbon, Portugal

Santíssima Trindade Church

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Rhinoceros of Belém Tower

Lisbon, Portugal

Rhinoceros of Belém Tower

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

The famous facade and portal to the church.

Lisbon, Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery

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

The pastel de nata is beloved around the world.

Lisbon, Portugal

Pastéis de Belém

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

Beautiful internal machinery

Lisbon, Portugal

Electricity Museum

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

St Ninian's Chapel

Isle of Whithorn, Scotland

St Ninian’s Chapel

This medieval pilgrimage site was a key part of the early Christian missionary work in Scotland.

Bay leaf, garlic, white wine, and possibly Sprite are key flavorings.

Lisbon, Portugal

As Bifanas do Afonso

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

The bookstore was once a tobacco shop.

Lisbon, Portugal

Livraria Simão

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Conserveira de Lisboa

Lisbon, Portugal

Conserveira de Lisboa

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

 Hospital de Bonecas

Lisbon, Portugal

Hospital de Bonecas

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

Film archive

Lisbon, Portugal

Cinemateca Portuguesa

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

Outside of the museum

Lisbon, Portugal

House-Museum of Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

Exterior of the museum.

Lisbon, Portugal

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

A statue by Leopoldo de Almeida.

Lisbon, Portugal

Estufa Fria

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Church Sagrado Coração

Lisbon, Portugal

Church Sagrado Coração

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

The candle shop.

Lisbon, Portugal

Caza das Vellas Loreto

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

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