Places nowickid Wants to Go

Medieval ruins nestled within a breathtaking swath of Spanish nature.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

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

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

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

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

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

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

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

If you like Art Deco you will love this bridge.

Possibly the oldest masonry dam in all of Europe.

The 20th-century church looks like a rustic version of the Sagrada Familia.

This ancient Visigothic church might hide an ancient treasure.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.