A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

All that remains of a sugar mill destroyed during the War of Independence of 1895.

Visit the ruins of a magnificent mansion confiscated by Fidel Castro.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

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

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

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

When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.

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

This archaeological museum in an 18th-century mansion showcases the country’s finest examples of pre-Columbian ceramics.

A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.

Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.