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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.

The unfinished final resting place of some of Spain's most prominent politicians.

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

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

Hidden under a center for the elderly are the dungeons which were used during the Spanish Inquisition.

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

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

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

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

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.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

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

A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.

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

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

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