The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.

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

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

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

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

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

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

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

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