One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

The water of this well in Toledo lost its sweetness after the death of a young love.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

In this 400-year-old hotel in Madrid, you'll find a comb in every room, an old clock, and maybe a ghost.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.