Dublin, Ireland
Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
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Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Tallinn, Estonia
A massive tribute to Estonian history and culture.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Oviedo, Spain
This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.
Oviedo, Spain
It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.
Oviedo, Spain
The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.
Icod de los Vinos, Spain
This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.
La Palma, Spain
This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Cuenca, Spain
Geological storytelling.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Madrid, Spain
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Tinajo, Spain
Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.
La Palma, Spain
Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Madrid, Spain
This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Madrid, Spain
For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.
Oviedo, Spain
The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.
Madrid, Spain
This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.