This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

See how aloe goes from field to store and discover the history of aloe cultivation in the Caribbean.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

The devil-defying mark left by a saint as a boy is visible inside Lisbon's cathedral.

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

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.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

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

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

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.