An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This mansion oasis contains gardens, sculptures, and fountains just off the busy Plaça Kennedy in Sant Gervasi.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

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

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

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

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

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.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.