This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An old slave lookout in Cuba's historic sugar cane fields.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

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

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

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

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

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

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 self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.