Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

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

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

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

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

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

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

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

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

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