Halifax, Nova Scotia
Maud Lewis' Painted House
This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.
Maitland, Nova Scotia
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?
New York, New York
Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Madrid, Spain
An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store
Madrid, Spain
Along the pavement of this neighborhood in Madrid are quotes from famous authors.
Madrid, Spain
This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.
Madrid, Spain
This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."
Madrid, Spain
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Madrid, Spain
Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
São Miguel, Portugal
Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.
São Miguel, Portugal
A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.
Lisbon, Portugal
The devil-defying mark left by a saint as a boy is visible inside Lisbon's cathedral.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.