This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

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

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

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.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

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

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.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.