These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

An underground city of salt.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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

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.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

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

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

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

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The world's oldest railway bridge in continuous use.

A nightly tradition fills the streets of Flogsta with a collective scream.