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

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

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

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

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.

This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A plaque pays tribute to the artist's longtime London home.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.