This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.

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.

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

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

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.

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.

King Carlos IV laid the first stone during construction of this chapel.

Inaugurated three times, this tower offers some of the best views of Madrid.

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.

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

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

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

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

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

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

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

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

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

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