Wrocław, Poland
Wroclaw Dwarves
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
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Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Wrocław, Poland
A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Porto, Portugal
Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.
Monsanto, Portugal
A windswept necropolis carved into the rocks overlooks the "most Portuguese town in Portugal."
Valongo, Portugal
An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Atlanta, Georgia
For more than 15 years, this downtown dive bar has hosted fiery outdoor “iron pours.”
Colares, Portugal
The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.
Covilha, Portugal
Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.
Mafra, Portugal
At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.
Tomar, Portugal
Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Reguengo do Fetal, Portugal
Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.
Belmonte, Portugal
This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.
Piódão, Portugal
Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.
Loriga, Portugal
This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal
One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.