Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

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

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

A copy of an ancient Roman distance marker that indicates the beginning of the Antonine Wall.

One of four sister bronze sculptures dedicated to the widows and orphans of an 1881 tragedy.

A poignant tribute from a local legend paying tribute to his son.

After playing in this house and its gardens as a child, J.M. Barrie credited it for helping inspire the story of Peter Pan.

These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.