Places Luis Morato Wants to Go

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

This controversial monolith—topped with the iconic Madrid Rock logo and a heavy-metal hand gesture—marks the site of what was once Madrid’s most popular record store

This elegant sundial combines two timepieces in a single structure

This much reformed Modernist building will be of interest to fans of contemporary architecture too.

The bearded, helmeted head carved into this church tower may represent one of the architects who built it

This brick obelisk serves as a vent for garden water distribution

Crafted in the royal workshop of Saint Isidoro of León, in 1063, this is the first medieval Hispanic crucifix featuring the image of Christ

The traffic lights at this central Tarragona roundabout might be Spain’s shortest

Neglected for decades, this neoclassical palace has recently undergone a full renovation which has literally brought it back to life

Small-town scandal, transformed into timeless pop art

Arguably the most striking example of street art in Tarragona

A concrete masterpiece that looks part fortress, part bullring, and part science-fiction relic

This roundabout commemorates the fourth International Polar Year.

A massive birdcage in this royal, 18th-century garden has sparked a local controversy.

A private collector gathered these sound machines and musical instruments across five continents.

An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.

This bullfighting museum is part of a bullfighting coliseum (plaza de toros) built in the 18th century.

This Medieval tannery was accidentally discovered in 2002.

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.

The Spanish writer devoted hours to writing 'Don Quixote' in this house.