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

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

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

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

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.