Sant Just Desvern, Spain
La Fábrica (The Factory)
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
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Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Garraf, Spain
This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.
El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Botero's plump bronze horse presiding over Barcelona's airport terminal
Barcelona, Spain
Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.
Barcelona, Spain
Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.
Badalona, Spain
A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.
Montcada i Reixac, Spain
Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.
Easton, Massachusetts
The oldest independent bottling plant in America was built directly over an ancient spring — and famously rejected Coca-Cola.
New York, New York
The Pickle Guys stand as a salt-stained holdout of the Lower East Side’s historic pushcart culture.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Alexandria, Virginia
Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.
Arlington, Virginia
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Arlington, Virginia
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Arlington, Virginia
This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Arlington, Virginia
Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.
Falls Church, Virginia
Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.