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The automaton is perched above the store.

Madrid, Spain

Salt Street Watchmaker

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

Posada del Peine

Madrid, Spain

La Posada del Peine (Comb Inn)

In this 400-year-old hotel in Madrid, you'll find a comb in every room, an old clock, and maybe a ghost.

Sobrino de Botin

Madrid, Spain

Sobrino de Botin

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

The beginning of the tunnel

Madrid, Spain

The Tunnel of Bonaparte

A tunnel commissioned by ‘the Intruder King’ to escape from the palace if there were problems.

The temple by night

Madrid, Spain

Templo de Debod

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Andy

Madrid, Spain

The Bust of Pablo Iglesias Posse

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

The relics include a skull and other bones.

Madrid, Spain

Relics of St. Valentine at Iglesia de San Antón

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

Cuesta de Moyano

Madrid, Spain

Cuesta de Moyano

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

Fountain of the Fallen Angel

Madrid, Spain

Fountain of the Fallen Angel

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Detail of the figure.

Madrid, Spain

Dolmen de Dalí

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Kiosko de Horchata Miguel y José

Madrid, Spain

Kiosko de Horchata Miguel y José

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

Fisherman's House

Madrid, Spain

Fisherman's House

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

View of the apse

Madrid, Spain

Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro (Hermitage of Saint Pelagius and Saint Isidore)

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

Dr. Fleming

Madrid, Spain

Monument to Doctor Fleming

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

The House with The Blood Stains

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The House with The Blood Stains

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

The home of the Six Collection.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Six Collection

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

'Beetle Sphere'

Amsterdam, Netherlands

'Beetle Sphere'

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Orlyplein Roof Garden

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Orlyplein Roof Garden

The Head of St. John the Baptist in 2001.

Amiens, France

The Head of St. John the Baptist at Amiens Cathedral

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

The labyrinth of Amiens Cathedral.

Amiens, France

Amiens Cathedral Labyrinth

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Jean Trogneux’s macaron d’Amiens are decidedly different than their flashier Parisian cousins.

Amiens, France

Jean Trogneux

A dad joke was inevitable when a member of this 19th-century chocolatier family married the president of France.

Musée de l'Absinthe

Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Musée de l'Absinthe

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

Peek into the room where Vincent van Gogh died at Auberge Ravoux

Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Auberge Ravoux

The room where Vincent van Gogh died.

Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh, Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Auvers-sur-Oise, France

Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh

The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.

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