Here be dragons.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.

These mosaic designs promise a cure for headaches, toothaches, and colds.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

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

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

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

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

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

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

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

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