Portbou, Spain
Walter Benjamin Memorial
Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.
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Portbou, Spain
Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Barcelona, Spain
This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.
Barcelona, Spain
This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Barcelona, Spain
Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
Bologna, Italy
A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.
Athens, Greece
This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.
Athens, Greece
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
Pizzo, Italy
This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.
Milan, Italy
This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Berlin, Germany
One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.
Berlin, Germany
These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Zagreb, Croatia
An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.