Places focusedtraveler Wants to Go

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

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

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

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

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

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

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

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.