The Friedrich Ebert Memorial in Heidelberg commemorates the first democratic head of state in German history.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.

One of the most well-known city festivals in the world.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Few symbols capture the spirit of Catalonia more vividly than its tradition of human towers.

This work of art was conceived as a mosaic originally designed to decorate a car dealership.

The traffic lights at this central Tarragona roundabout might be Spain’s shortest

Twice a day, the Tarragona Central Market carousel displays a set of characters that are true icons of the local Santa Tecla festivities

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Arguably the most striking example of street art in Tarragona

Modernist funerary masterpiece

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

A home for skateboarders with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean in Morocco.

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.

Touching the iron railings of Tarragona's balcony to the Mediterranean is said to bring good luck.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.