Places Pengwn Wants to Go

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

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

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

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

A small house in Tazones, completely covered in shells.

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

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

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

A modernist church in an ancient village.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.