Barcelona, Spain
Festa Major de Gràcia
Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.
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Barcelona, Spain
Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Tokyo, Japan
An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.
Tokyo, Japan
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Florence, Italy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.