This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

Cuba's historical trains remind natives of their country's sugary sweet past.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

An old slave lookout in Cuba's historic sugar cane fields.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

Four antique Baldwin trains are kept on display in the Mal Tiempo train depot.

A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.

Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

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

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

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

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

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

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

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.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.