Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

Hundreds of pieces of ancient Taíno art cover the walls of this Caribbean cave system.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.

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

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

A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.

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.

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

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

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

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

The end appears to be nigh for the world's fourth-longest floating bridge.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

An underexplored, 130-foot tropical waterfall that you will have all to yourself.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.