Madrid, Spain
Relics of St. Valentine at Iglesia de San Antón
Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.
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Madrid, Spain
Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.
Portugalete, Spain
Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
Bilbao, Spain
This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.
Southampton, England
The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Liverpool, England
This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Douglas, Isle of Man
This Victorian water wheel is affectionately nicknamed "Little Isabella."
Birmingham, England
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Gdańsk, Poland
A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Brighton, England
This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.
Braintree, England
You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.
Keflavík, Iceland
A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Cleveland, Ohio
A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Stockholm, Sweden
An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Portland, Oregon
At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.