This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.

This portrait of Philip V is always hung upside down, in a protest three centuries in the making.

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

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

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

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

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

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

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

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

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

Across Valencia lie the remains of three ancient fortifications built centuries apart: a Roman enclosure, an Islamic expansion, and a medieval Christian wall.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Site of the first radio and telephone broadcasting companies in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.

A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.

Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.