Places alxndr Wants to Go

This piece of early engineering is rather unknown despite its location in the heart of Madrid.

The oldest building in Madrid.

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

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

Inaugurated three times, this tower offers some of the best views of Madrid.

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.

Dedicated to a young woman who broke gender barriers at the University of Madrid.

This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.

Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.

An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

These three pillboxes still remain as a witness of the Spanish Civil War in a park of Madrid.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

A model solar system adds a celestial touch to this suburban park.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

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

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

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.