Places Alexolotl Wants to Go

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

Built to power trains, the engines in this building provided the entire city of Madrid with electricity during the Spanish Civil War.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

A bizarre sculpture garden in the south of France.

A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

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

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

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

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

A somewhat mysterious biomedical museum housed inside a Spanish university.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.