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

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

Standing in this historic plaza is a statue representing one of Cuba's most iconic literary characters.

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.

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.

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

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”