Places Edited by Xavi Pascual

A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

These ruins are all that remain of Tortosa’s lost coal gas manufacturing industry.

This amazing piece of modern art honors the hundreds of fishermen killed during Cambrils' "year of misfortunes."

An abandoned airport in the middle of nowhere.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.