Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

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

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

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

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

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

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

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.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.