This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.

Believed to be the largest Spanish sculpture affixed to a housing block.

When you enter this complex it is like walking onto a Sci-Fi film set.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Across Valencia lie the remains of three ancient fortifications built centuries apart: a Roman enclosure, an Islamic expansion, and a medieval Christian wall.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

An underground passage originally constructed as an air-raid shelter during the Spanish Civil War.

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.

Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

According to tradition, King Phillip II supervised construction of the seat of his empire from this seat carved into rock.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

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

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

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

This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.