Washington, D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
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Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Fez, Morocco
This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.
Fez, Morocco
This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.
Fez, Morocco
Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Fez, Morocco
Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Lisbon, Portugal
One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Lisbon, Portugal
An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
Colares, Portugal
The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Basel, Switzerland
An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.
Basel, Switzerland
The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.