A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

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.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

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

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

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.