A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

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

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

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

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.