Places tsmyther Wants to Go

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

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

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

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

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

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

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

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

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

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

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

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

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

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

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.