A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

The Museum of the Forum of Caesar Augusta showcases the city's ancient Roman sewage system.

A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.

A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.

An old, deep well, connected with a miraculous, divine rescue and the patron saint of Madrid.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

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

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.