Arco da Rua Augusta
2 Rua Augusta, Santa Maria Maior, Lisboa, 1100-053, Portugal
The Arco da Rua Augusta is the triumphal arch that took so long to build it forgot what it was triumphing over.
Castelo de São Jorge
Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, Santa Maria Maior, Lisboa, 1100-480, Portugal
Every civilization that conquered Lisbon started by taking this hill.
Elevador da Bica
234 Rua de São Paulo, Misericórdia, Lisboa, 1200-430, Portugal
The Elevador da Bica is arguably the most photographed street in Lisbon, and it isn't even really an elevator — it's a funicular, a cable-pulled tram that hauls itself up one of the steepest streets in the city.
Elevador de Santa Justa
Arroios, Lisboa, 1150-060, Portugal
In a city obsessed with navigating its hills, someone in 1902 decided the solution was a 45-meter iron tower with a steam-powered elevator inside it, planted right in the middle of downtown.
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Largo de Santa Lúzia, Santa Maria Maior, Lisboa, 1100-487, Portugal
Of all Lisbon's miradouros, Santa Luzia is the prettiest one you'll actually find without getting lost.
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Praça do Império, Belém, Lisboa, 1400-206, Portugal
If Portugal had a trophy case, this monastery would be the centerpiece.
Oceanário de Lisboa
Esplanada D Carlos I, Parque das Nações, Lisboa, 1990-011, Portugal
The Oceanário de Lisboa is consistently rated the best aquarium in the world, and the fact that it sits in a building designed to look like an aircraft carrier floating on a lagoon only adds to the experience.
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Avenida de Brasília, Belém, Lisboa, 1400-298, Portugal
This 52-meter concrete prow, jutting out over the Tagus like the bow of a ship frozen mid-launch, is either a triumphant celebration of human exploration or a monument to colonialism, depending on who you ask.
Pastéis de Belém
84 Rua de Belém, Belém, Lisboa, 1300-085, Portugal
The recipe has not changed since 1837, and only three people alive know the full thing.
Ponte 25 de Abril
2 Travessa de Alcântara, Alcântara, Lisboa, 1300-029, Portugal
Yes, it looks exactly like the Golden Gate Bridge, and no, that's not a coincidence.
Praça do Comércio
Praça do Comércio, Santa Maria Maior, Lisboa, 1100-148, Portugal
Before it became one of Europe's grandest plazas, this was a crime scene.
Rossio Square
Praça D Pedro IV, Santa Maria Maior, Lisboa, 1150-320, Portugal
The official name is Praça Dom Pedro IV, but nobody in Lisbon has called it that in centuries.
Time Out Market
Av. 24 de Julho 49, 1200-479 Lisboa
The idea was simple and slightly insane: take a beloved but struggling food market, hand editorial control to a magazine, and let the critics decide who gets to cook.
Torre de Belém
Avenida de Brasília, Belém, Lisboa, 1400-072, Portugal
This stubby little fortress sitting in the Tagus looks like it was designed by someone who couldn't decide between a castle and a wedding cake.
Tram 28
Various stops across Lisbon
Tram 28 is simultaneously the best and worst way to see Lisbon.
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