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

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

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

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

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

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

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

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

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

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

These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

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

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

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

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

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