To be honest, history is not something that gets me excited.  I much rather spend time sampling local cuisine than being stuck in line, just to observe a monument for a few seconds.  But I absolutely understand and appreciate the importance of each city's history.  One thing I can say is that I do admire art.

Both Jackie and I grew up doodling on the side of our notebooks.  We have even painted several canvases of our own "masterpieces"  in our teenage and college years.  Our appreciation for art started at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Barnes Foundation.  I consider these two establishments staples of the "City of Brotherly Love."  You can learn so much history by just looking at a painting.  That is why whenever we travel, we make an effort to visit a local museum.  So if we had to choose one "tourist spot" in Madrid, it would have to be Museo Reina Sofia.