Barcelona, Spain
'El Petó de la Mort' ('The Kiss of Death')
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
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Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Barcelona, Spain
A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.
Barcelona, Spain
Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.
Barcelona, Spain
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
Barcelona, Spain
A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Barcelona, Spain
This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
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
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.