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averyregen

I'm currently a journalism student at USC, but I was born and raised in New York. I lived on a boat for a little while and now I live in L.A.

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Nave de Motores de Pacífico (Pacifico Engine Shed)

Built to power trains, the engines in this building provided the entire city of Madrid with electricity during the Spanish Civil War.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Fisherman's House

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Cárcel de la Corona (Crown Prison)

Hidden under a center for the elderly are the dungeons which were used during the Spanish Inquisition.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Colonia de la Prensa Gate

This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida

King Carlos IV laid the first stone during construction of this chapel.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Peironcely 10

An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain

The Cerro de la Oliva Trenches

Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Carpetana Metro Station Museum

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Ahuehuete del Buen Retiro ("El Abuelo")

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Altamira Cave Replica

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

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Museo de América

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

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Caños del Peral Archaeological Museum

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

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Secret Nun Cookies at Monasterio del Corpus Christi

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

Added by Pgnpixi

Museo Lazaro Galdiano

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

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

'La Plaza de la Luna'

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

jase

Reverte Coma Forensic Museum

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

San Antonio de los Alemanes

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

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Real Jardin Botanico

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

Added by shelbystu

Sobrino de Botin

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Palacio de Cristal

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

dusanmil89

Added by dusanmil89

Templo de Debod

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Added by Jacque

Farmacia Juanse

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

hughesfelicity

Added by hughesfelicity

Cine Doré

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Columbia Falls, Maine

Wild Blueberry Land

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

Lauren J Young

Added by Lauren J Young