The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

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

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

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

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.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

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

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

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

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.