The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

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

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

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

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

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

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

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

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

This Canadian city is actually two-in-one, even if they only respect the timezone of one side.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.