Places mocchiatto Wants to Go

King Carlos IV laid the first stone during construction of this chapel.

This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.

Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

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

These three pillboxes still remain as a witness of the Spanish Civil War in a park of Madrid.

Hidden under a center for the elderly are the dungeons which were used during the Spanish Inquisition.

The unfinished final resting place of some of Spain's most prominent politicians.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

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

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

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

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

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