The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

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

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

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

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

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

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

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.