This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

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

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

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

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

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.

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

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.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

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

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.