One for the enthusiasts, the Naval Museum has an impressive array of models, paintings and other remnants from the Spanish golden age of discovery.

Highlights include the first map to show the New World, cannon from the Spanish Armada and some giant globes made by Coronelli in the late seventeenth century.

Paseo del Prado 5

Open: Tues–Sun 10am–7pm, Aug 10am–3pm. Closed public hols

Entry: Free (bring ID; voluntary €3 donation requested)

Metro Banco de España