Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

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

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

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.