This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

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

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

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

This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.