Funchal, Portugal
Principality of Pontinha
A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.
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Funchal, Portugal
A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.
Colares, Portugal
In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.
São Miguel, Portugal
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Moreira do Rei, Portugal
A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Vienna, Austria
More than a millennium's worth of municipal records preserve the political history of Austria.
Leoben, Austria
Austria's 5-star prison.
Vienna, Austria
A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.
Salzburg, Austria
Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
Innsbruck, Austria
Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.
Vienna, Austria
A history of heat is on display at this unique Austrian museum.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
Klagenfurt, Austria
The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size.
Salzburg, Austria
A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.
Klosterneuburg, Austria
This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.
Salzburg, Austria
This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.
Salzburg, Austria
The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
Vienna, Austria
On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.
Graz, Austria
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Vienna, Austria
This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.