The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

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

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

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

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

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

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

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

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.

A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.

On the wall of this medieval square, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.