This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

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

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

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

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

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

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

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.