A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

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

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

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

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

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

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

A solitary lighthouse in Spain was an inspiration to the great Jules Verne.

The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

The exorbitant price of paradise.