This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

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.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.