This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

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

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

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.