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Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

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

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.