Movies like *Back to the Future* and *The Visitors*, or TV series like *Doctor Who* and *El Ministerio del Tiempo*, play with that possibility—that fantasy—of being able to travel to the past or the future. Of jumping between historical landmarks and visiting lost civilizations. There’s a place in Madrid that puts all available technology at the “traveler’s” disposal, so we can do just that with a pair of virtual reality goggles. It’s called the Fever Immersive Center, located near Nuevos Ministerios (accessible via the street between Orense 3 and Orense 5).
Currently, at this immersive experience center, we can choose between two time jumps: traveling to the Inca city of Machu Picchu with “Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City” or finding ourselves in ancient Egypt by choosing “The Horizon of Khufu.” Which one will you choose?
The Horizon of Cheops
6 September 2026 11:00 + more dates
Created by expert Egyptologists and endorsed by Harvard, *The Horizon of Khufu* is designed as a “free-roaming” experience—that is, one that allows for free movement. Peter Der Manuelian is the content supervisor. He is also the director of the Giza Project (the initiative responsible for managing the largest digital archive on Giza in existence today). This archive was instrumental in the creation and documentation of the VR experience we can enjoy today in Madrid.
And what happens when we put on the headset? We enter the Giza Plateau to uncover all its secrets, starting with the imposing Great Pyramid and continuing through passageways and galleries that aren’t accessible in real life. There’s no shortage of recognizable landmarks like the Great Sphinx or the Nile. We’ll also witness rituals such as the embalming and funeral of Khufu.
Machu Picchu: A Journey to the Lost City
6 September 2026 11:00 + more dates
What was daily life like in Machu Picchu? Why did the Incas abandon this city 450 years ago? What mysteries does this remote corner of Peru hide? This “ ” is a quasi-cinematic experience, in which we’ll be guided by a small robot through temples, natural terraces, and eclipses.
This virtual reality project was conceived during the pandemic, when a team was given access to create an exhaustive map of the site using drones, LiDAR (laser technology for measuring distances with millimeter precision), photogrammetry, and guidance from Inca historians. More than 50 engineers worked on the project.
The result is total immersion, with panoramic views of the Sacred Valley, insights into the legacy of Machu Picchu, its architecture, the way of life of the Incas in this place, their beliefs, and symbols…