Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada FamÃlia
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
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Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Barcelona, Spain
GaudÃ's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni GaudÃ's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Rome, Italy
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Manchester, England
A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Kielder, England
England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.
Sunderland, England
A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Munich, Germany
Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.