Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

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

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

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 traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.

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

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

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

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

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

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

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

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

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.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

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

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

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