Alcorcón, Spain
Castles of Valderas
A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.
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Alcorcón, Spain
A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.
Alcorcón, Spain
An open-air sculpture museum in a park in Alcorcón.
Madrid, Spain
Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.
Madrid, Spain
The magic of Spanish aviation housed under one roof.
Leganés, Spain
Many miles south of Loch Ness, a similarly-named sea monster stands at the center of a roundabout.
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
An ode to the famous Las Vegas signage.
Alcobendas, Spain
This technological marvel is one of the world's first 3D-printed bridges.
Madrid, Spain
This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.
Madrid, Spain
This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.
Manzanares el Real, Spain
A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.
Móstoles, Spain
A model solar system adds a celestial touch to this suburban park.
Fresnedillas de la Oliva, Spain
The small Spanish town that played an important role in a human's first steps on the moon.
Quicena, Spain
Designed in the Romanesque style, this structure was once a fortress monastery.
Etsaut, France
This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
This 18th-century project to build the world's tallest gravity dam was never completed.
Guadarrama, Spain
These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.
Rubi, Spain
Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.
Barcelona, Spain
A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.
Barcelona, Spain
This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.