This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

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.

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

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

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

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

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Mysterious and ancient carved standing stones.

Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.