Places Pengwn Wants to Go

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

More than 140 granite sculptures decorate the lawn of this French sculptor.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

Famed architect Antoni Gaudi built this generous thank you gift to a friendly host who housed him during a job.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

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

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

For one day every month Barcelona's Estació de França transforms into a market for model trains.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

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

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

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.

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

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

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.