This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

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

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

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

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

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

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

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

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

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

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

Where European elegance met riverside leisure in early 20th-century Pennsylvania. 

The stone supports mark where a historic railroad once crossed one of Towson’s main roads.

Playful installation outside a Pittsburgh art gallery might feature the world's longest historic-plaque text.

Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.

A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.

This imperial marble stele was given to Harvard by Chinese alumni in the 1930s.

The oldest building in Charleston was used to store gunpowder during the American Revolution.

Trace the history of the nation’s early days at the site of America’s oldest stock exchange.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.