A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

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

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

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

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

An old wool-washing house filled with Fluxus contemporary art.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

Geological storytelling.

"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.

This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.

Two large posteriors in one giant statue.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.