Our favorite tablao (meaning the floorboard upon which flamenco dances perform) in the city. Get tickets ahead for a tapas dinner and quite a show.

National museum featuring the former private collection of Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa: fine art, antiquities, prized archaeological finds, and more. 

A range of 20th century (pieces by Picasso, Dalí, Míro) and contemporary art in a large neoclassical building (a renovated former hospital). 

Head over to this sprawling park, walk around in the sun, and visit Palacio de Cristal, a glass-clad architectural marvel.

Former mansion turned expansive collection of European masters (Rembrandt, El Greco, Dalí, and more). Book tickets ahead and arrive early, as this one fills up.