This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

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

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

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.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

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

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.