Places jamesarvidson Wants to Go

An ode to the famous Las Vegas signage.

An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

This centuries-old tower hosts endangered bald ibis mating pairs and looms over a pristine beach.

Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.

An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.

Housed in a stunning Victorian building, this museum has the largest exhibition of knives, blades, penknives, and scissors in Spain.

A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.

The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.

Once used to calculate the various levels around the country.

The former home of a conniving 17th century politician is now a high-end hotel.

An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.

The ruins of the second-largest circus school in the world.

The oldest building in Madrid.

Designed in the Romanesque style, this structure was once a fortress monastery.

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.

What many consider the original prime meridian and westernmost point of the old world.

The cave where Saint Genadio meditated and played chess.

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

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