An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

This grand gate once marked the entrance to a military barracks.

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

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

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

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.

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

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

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.

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

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

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.