A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

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

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.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The middle finger of modernity.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

This softball diamond has a culture all its own.

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.