Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

The magic of Spanish aviation housed under one roof.

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

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

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

King Carlos IV laid the first stone during construction of this chapel.

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

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

Sometimes called the Banksy of Madrid, Muelle was a pioneer of street art in the Spanish city.

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

This 18th-century project to build the world's tallest gravity dam was never completed.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.

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

An old, deep well, connected with a miraculous, divine rescue and the patron saint of Madrid.

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

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

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.