A free museum housed in a former hospice building from the 18th century with one of the most spectacular Churrigueresque baroque doorways in Madrid. The collection documents the history of the city through maps, paintings, models, and objects from the medieval period to the 20th century — the kind of museum that rewards slow looking rather than comprehensive coverage.
The building's 1722 doorway is reason enough to stop on Calle Fuencarral even if the museum is closed. Inside, the scale model of Madrid from 1830 is the centerpiece. Free entry. Metro Tribunal.