A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

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

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

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

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

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

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

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

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

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

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.

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

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.