Places Hairywombat Wants to Go

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

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

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

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

The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.

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

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

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

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

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

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

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

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.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.

This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.