Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

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.

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

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.

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

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

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.