A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

An installation that makes understanding the size of the universe a walk in the park.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

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.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.