The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

The 20th-century church looks like a rustic version of the Sagrada Familia.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.