Colonialism

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.

A colonial-era fort with panoramic views across the border of Timor-Leste, now home to a hotel.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.

Haunted by its violent past, this colonial bastion was the largest Spanish military installation in the Americas.

Amidst political unrest, this Roman Catholic Cathedral has helped organize peace talks.

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.