Visit the ruins of a magnificent mansion confiscated by Fidel Castro.

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

Besides being home to cave paintings and pre-Columbian Cuban archaeological remains, you get to take a boat through this stalactite and stalagmite covered cave.

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

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

An old slave lookout in Cuba's historic sugar cane fields.

A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.

Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

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

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

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.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

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

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.