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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.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

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

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

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

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

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

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

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

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

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

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