The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

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

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

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

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

This ancient Visigothic church might hide an ancient treasure.

A small town celebrates its cash crop with a giant highway sculpture.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.