This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.

Standing in this historic plaza is a statue representing one of Cuba's most iconic literary characters.

The enormous smoke hides within a little known, semi-secret exhibit inside Havana's Morro Castle Historic Park.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

A three-centuries-old crypt in the foothills of an old plantation.

The fighters and conspirators that won independence for Paraguay held secret meetings at this historic house.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."