One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

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

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

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

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

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