A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.

The small Spanish town that played an important role in a human's first steps on the moon.

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.

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

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

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

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

Shrapnel, dynamite, bullets and Franco couldn't destroy this bust, rescued and kept hidden as a family secret for over 40 years.

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

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

After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

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

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.