It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

A vault of safe-deposit boxes in an old bank has been repurposed as a time capsule of Hispanic culture.

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

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

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

A towering monument in Spain has proven to be more labor-intensive than initially planned.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

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

Inaugurated three times, this tower offers some of the best views of Madrid.