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Remnants of the rich history of fish salting in this ancient Mediterranean port town.

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.