A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

Legend has it that the water from this fountain has miraculous healing properties.

This ancient Roman cistern has been the source of many legends throughout the centuries.

The writer's study, a “portable museum,” is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Exploring the history of San Cibrao’s coastal life and whaling industry.

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.

A mid-14th-century tower that served as a prison for Spanish nobles.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

This mural, the largest one in Spain, covers the whole south façade of this reinvented bullring