This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Former bridge turned into an observation tower.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

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

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.