After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

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

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

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.