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

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

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

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

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

The final resting place of the famous violinist, after his corpse was denied a proper Catholic burial for decades.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.