This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

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

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

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

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

The world's largest wooden structure.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

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

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

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

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

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

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

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

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

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