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This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

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.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.