This 130-year-old, steam locomotive represents the Spanish industrial and agricultural boom of the late 19th and early 20th century.

This small Spanish village still pays homage to the Spaghetti Western films that were shot there in the 1960s.

The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.

The prolific artwork of a self-taught sculptor.

This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

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

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

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

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

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

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.