Eccentric sculpture garden brings Basque mythology to life.

An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.

Get a close-up look at a 16th-century Basque whaling ship at this factory and museum.

The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Venice's island of the dead.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

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.

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.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.