Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

This spectacular bridge is part of an abandoned train line that once connected Mallorcan capital to the southeastern coast.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

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

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

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

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

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.

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

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

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

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