A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

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

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.