Jardim Botânico Tropical

The experience

A five-hectare tropical garden in Belém beside the Jerónimos Monastery, founded in the early 20th century to study plants from Portugal's former overseas territories. It is more an arboretum than a flower garden, with over 600 species, palm avenues, small bridges and peacocks roaming among plant-covered ruins. It sits a short walk from the Belém monuments and charges a modest entry fee.

A calm, shaded escape steps from the packed Belém monuments, complete with wandering peacocks.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.