Madrid Wax Museum, Madrid

The most famous people and events in Spanish history are displayed in remarkably life-like wax models at the Museo de Cera (Wax Museum). The crime section shows gory scenes representing the Expreso de Andalucía train murders. The section devoted to monarchs and heads of state also contains a frightening reproduction of a torture chamber and all the methods of inflicting pain used during the Spanish Inquisition. See scenes from life during the Roman, Visigoth, and Arab periods of settlement on the peninsula. And of course, no waxworks would be complete without famous figures from the worlds of art, literature, sports, and science. Bullfighters make a special appearance here, because of their importance in Spanish culture.