Places melodml Wants to Go

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

Several petroglyphs are all that remain of an ancient pyramid.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

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

This portrait of Philip V is always hung upside down, in a protest three centuries in the making.

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.

This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

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

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

A whimsical garden of outsider art in the Spanish countryside.

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

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

Geological storytelling.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.