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

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

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

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

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.

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

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

The entrance to an early 20th-century cultural center features murals that deal with the cultural fusion that characterizes Mexico.

A gigantic, symbolic artwork covers the side of the building.

This mid-century mural portrays humankind's spiritual and scientific journey.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.