Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

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

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

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

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.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

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

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.