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This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

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

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

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

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

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

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

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.

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

One of the world's oldest universities houses an incredible collection of anatomical models, mummified body parts, and human bones.

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

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

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

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

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.