This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

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

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.

It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

A peculiar trapezoidal building covered with wonderful humorous reliefs.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

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

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.

The ruins of an abandoned crematorium haunt an eerie deserted German cemetery.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.