Places R Sevens Wants to Go

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

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

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

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

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.