This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Replica of Seville, Spains famous Giralda, a former minaret converted into a bell tower.

Living towers made of people that are now recognized by UNESCO.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.