Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Local authorities nearly destroyed this mural before a viral video rallied international support to save it.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

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

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

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

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

A mountain path passes by several sprawling enclosures home to a pair of rescued brown bears.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.