Madrid, Spain
'Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)'
This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
Cave of Zugarramurdi
This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.
Barcelona, Spain
'El Petó de la Mort' ('The Kiss of Death')
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Segovia, Spain
Segovia Aqueduct
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Seville, Spain
Tomb of Christopher Columbus
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Estella, Spain
Park of the Sleepless (El Parque de los Desvelados)
A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.
Figueres, Spain
Dalí Theatre and Museum
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Valencia, Spain
Cat House
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Òrrius, Spain
The Enchanted Forest of Òrrius
A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.
Ávila, Spain
Medieval Walls of Ávila
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Barcelona, Spain
Museu de Carrosses Fúnebres de Barcelona
This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.
Madrid, Spain
Reverte Coma Forensic Museum
The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.
Madrid, Spain
The Rocker Grandma
This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.
Barcelona, Spain
Taller d'Oleguer Junyent (Oleguer Junyent's Workshop)
The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.
Madrid, Spain
Air Crash
A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.
Ardales, Spain
El Caminito del Rey (The King's Little Pathway)
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
Church of Sant Miquel del Fai
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
Museo de las Brujas (Witches Museum)
A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's Baby Drop-off
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Barcelona, Spain
European Museum of Modern Art
A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.
Madrid, Spain
Fountain of the Fallen Angel
Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
La Fábrica (The Factory)
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Barcelona, Spain
Columns of the Temple of Augustus
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
