Vienna, Austria
Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
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Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Naval, Spain
Sanctuary on a ridge near an ancient shrine to a "Black Madonna" built by the founder of Opus Dei.
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Porqueres, Spain
A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.
Canfranc, Spain
Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.
Martorell, Spain
A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
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
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.
L'Alt Empordà, Spain
At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.