São Miguel, Portugal
Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
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São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Lisbon, Portugal
Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.
Lisbon, Portugal
This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Lisbon, Portugal
Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.
Lisbon, Portugal
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Lowell charter Township, Michigan
This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.
Big Rapids, Michigan
A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Muskegon, Michigan
A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.