A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.

A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.

The Cuban revolutionary looks over the country from its highest peak.

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

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

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.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.