Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

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

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

A museum of tiny buildings in the tiny country of Andorra.

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

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

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

These 2000 year old remains of a Roman aqueduct are hidden inside a hotel lobby.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.