Places bethmcgenn Wants to Go

This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

A well-preserved medieval village nested on a rocky outcrop and surrounded by a network of cliffs, natural bridges and canyons.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.

This interactive museum celebrates the iconic arcade game.

This alluring underground library, hidden in a suburban Metro station, features a Space Age aesthetic and its own hydroponic garden.

A group of tiny bears has occupied various spots across Warsaw's Bemowo district.