Madrid, Spain
El Oso y el Madroño (The Bear and the Strawberry Tree)
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
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Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Madrid, Spain
This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
Madrid, Spain
An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.
Madrid, Spain
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Tarragona, Spain
Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.
Tarragona, Spain
Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Verona, Italy
It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.
Paris, France
The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.
Paris, France
A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Gradac, Serbia
This medieval monastery represents an architectural blend of eastern and western European culture.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Montenegro
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Ferizaj, Kosovo
Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.
Pristina, Kosovo
A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.
Pristina, Kosovo
This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.