Places samhartley101 Wants to Go

The water of this well in Toledo lost its sweetness after the death of a young love.

An homage to the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France.

High above one of Madrid's busiest streets, a woman nobody can identify has been watching passersby for nearly a century

Part of the wall is preserved in the aptly named Parque de Berlín in Madrid.

A tunnel commissioned by ‘the Intruder King’ to escape from the palace if there were problems.

Shrapnel scars and bullet holes from the Spanish Civil War can still be seen in this monument to Spanish doctor Federico Rubio.

A home for Spain's version of the Tooth Fairy, hidden in an old gas company register.

At this century-old barbershop, clients used to be entertained with a glass of brandy and a cigar.

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

Built to power trains, the engines in this building provided the entire city of Madrid with electricity during the Spanish Civil War.

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

Dedicated to a young woman who broke gender barriers at the University of Madrid.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

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

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

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

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

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

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.