Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

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.

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

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

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

This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.

This fortress in Honduras was built to resist pirates, but its builders had more to fear from the British.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Built 1,500 years ago, this abandoned Mesoamerican city is surrounded by a natural wall made of outstanding rock formations.

The former Mexican president kept the bullets that killed his predecessor on display in his home, now a museum.

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

This baroque wonder is filled with a trove of artistic treasures.