Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

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

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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.

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

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.

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

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

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

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

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Living towers made of people that are now recognized by UNESCO.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

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

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.