The largest Lenin statue in Central Asia was moved to an empty field rather than being destroyed.

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

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

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

This haunting location was featured in the final scene of a classic spaghetti western.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.

The most sacred Jewish shrine in Iran and a fine example of restoration works gone wrong.

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."