Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.