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One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.

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

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

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

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

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

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

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

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

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

A centuries-old house, once part of the wall of Granada, sports musket barrels from the battlements which allude to its original owner.

This 16th-century building features a flamenco stage on its ground floor and a torture museum on its upper floors.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.