These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

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

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

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

A private garden of sculptural eccentricities.

France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.

The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

Legend has it this 11th-century castle was paid a visit from the devil.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.