Porto, Portugal
Igreja de São Francisco
The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.
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Porto, Portugal
The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.
New York, New York
This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.
New York, New York
A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.
Chittorgarh, India
A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
London, England
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.
Havana, Cuba
Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Four antique Baldwin trains are kept on display in the Mal Tiempo train depot.
Havana, Cuba
No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Viñales, Cuba
Neo-cave art on the macro scale.
Havana, Cuba
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.
Havana, Cuba
After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.
Juraguá, Cuba
A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.
Nueva Gerona, Cuba
A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.
Havana, Cuba
In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.
Havana, Cuba
A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
King George Island, Antarctica
One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.
Antarctica
One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.
Antarctica
These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.
Antarctica
The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.