A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

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.

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

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."