Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.

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

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

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

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

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.