Helsinki, Finland
Pohjola Insurance Building
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
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Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Cancún, Mexico
One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.
Tulum, Mexico
An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.
Santa Clara, Cuba
This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.
Havana, Cuba
In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.
Havana, Cuba
A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.
Havana, Cuba
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.
Havana, Cuba
The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Havana, Cuba
After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.
Havana, Cuba
Standing in this historic plaza is a statue representing one of Cuba's most iconic literary characters.
Havana, Cuba
A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
A tomb in this cemetery holds soil from every country in Latin America.
Bridgetown, Barbados
This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
Fort-de-France, Martinique
On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.
Dominica
This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.