A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

In this 400-year-old hotel in Madrid, you'll find a comb in every room, an old clock, and maybe a ghost.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.