An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

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

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.

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

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

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

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

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

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 lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

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.

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

At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.

The southernmost toilet in the British Isles.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.