An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

A model solar system adds a celestial touch to this suburban park.

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

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

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

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

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

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

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

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

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.