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An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

Open since 1912, this restaurant is one of the few left that serves chicken with lobster and other Catalan-style surf and turf staples.

Travel to the Balearics without leaving Barcelona at this restaurant specializing in Mallorcan cuisine.

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

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

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

Visit the only cheesemaker working in Barcelona.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

Hundreds of toothbrushes hang from a wire fence along a quiet New Zealand road.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.