The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

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.

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

The unfinished final resting place of some of Spain's most prominent politicians.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.