A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

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

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

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.

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

Winter and summer solstice aligned sculpture in the middle of nowhere.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

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

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.