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

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

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

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

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

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

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

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

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

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

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

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

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

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

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.