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A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

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

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

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

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

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

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

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

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.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.