This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

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

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

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

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 earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

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.

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

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

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.