Aranda de Duero, Spain
Bodegas of Aranda de Duero
A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
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Aranda de Duero, Spain
A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Berlin, Germany
Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Madrid, Spain
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Palma, Spain
A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Hamelin, Germany
The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.
El Tiemblo, Spain
Whether they are bulls or pigs, these ancient animal sculptures are fascinating relics.
Nuévalos, Spain
12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
Salamanca, Spain
The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.