Madrid, Spain
The Girder of Peace
This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.
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Madrid, Spain
This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.
Madrid, Spain
This open-air sculpture museum is located under a bridge in the center of Madrid.
Madrid, Spain
A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.
Mijas, Spain
A man's curious and seriously small handmade objects from around the world.
Madrid, Spain
This dragon narrowly escaped demolition.
Pedraza, Spain
A site outside Pedraza, Spain where a plaque tells a tale of seven-legged creatures that were said to have once lived in the area—in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.
Madrid, Spain
This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.
Madrid, Spain
This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.
Pruna, Spain
This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.
Madrid, Spain
The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.
Madrid, Spain
This piece of early engineering is rather unknown despite its location in the heart of Madrid.
Cádiz, Spain
The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.
Mollina, Spain
More than 70 detailed dioramas—including some rather nontraditional ones—fill this charming museum.
Cádiz, Spain
The world's most elegant power lines.
Madrid, Spain
These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.
Madrid, Spain
This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.
Madrid, Spain
These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.
Ribadavia, Spain
The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.
Montoro, Spain
A house covered entirely with shells.
Madrid, Spain
A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.
Colunga, Spain
A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.
Cártama, Spain
This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.
Utrera, Spain
The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.
Huelva, Spain
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.