The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

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

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

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

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

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

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

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.