Places Snapping Fire Dragon Wants to Go

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

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

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

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

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

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

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

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

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

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.