Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

The sacristy of this church contains remains and relics of members of the Aragonese royal family.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.