Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.

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

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

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

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