Places Cruzamundos Wants to Go

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

One of the country's largest cinemas that is not part of the tourist trail.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.

A brick arch is all that remains of this Dutch fort, once a focal point for colonial power struggles in Guyana.

The largest market in Guyana, designed and built by the Edge Moor Iron Company of Delaware.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.

Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.

One of the last members of the Byzantine Empire's last ruling dynasty is buried in the far-off soil of Barbados.

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.

An abandoned lighthouse located on the cliffs of Barbados.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.