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Garraf, Spain

Bodegas Güell

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

El Diablo Restaurant

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
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Playa Blanca, Spain

Museo Atlántico

A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.
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La Pera, Spain

The Gala Dalí Castle

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...
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Barcelona, Spain

Palau Dalmases

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.
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Torrevieja, Spain

The Pink Lake of Torrevieja

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
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Barcelona, Spain

European Museum of Modern Art

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.
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Palos de la Frontera, Spain

Rio Tinto (Red River)

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.
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Figueres, Spain

Dalí Theatre and Museum

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
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Cuenca, Spain

Hanging Houses of Cuenca

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.
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Barcelona, Spain

Festa Major de Gràcia

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.
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Margalef, Spain

Margalef

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain

Gaztelugatxe

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
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Ribadeo, Spain

Playa de las Catedrales

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.
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Longyearbyen, Norway

Longyearbyen

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
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Kerry, Ireland

Skellig Michael

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
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Ireland

The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Fingal, Ireland

Lambay Island

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.
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Aalborg, Denmark

Svaneapotek

From buck blood to Theriak miracle tonic, this collection of Renaissance chemist's gear look's like a wizard's pantry.
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Risskov, Denmark

Aarhus Hjernesamlingen (Aarhus Brain Collection)

Over 9,000 brains collected between 1945 and 1982 demonstrate the results of untreated mental illness.
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Luster, Norway

Nigardsbreen Ice Cave

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.
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Odda, Norway

Trolltunga

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
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Linköping, Sweden

Winter Lights

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
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Västerås, Sweden

Utter Inn

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.