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

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

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

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

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

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

This roundabout was renamed in honor of the Swedish king's royal fender-bender.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

18th century opera in its original splendor.

This luxury hotel suite is located deep in the bowels of an old mine.

A Chinese meditation center in the middle of rural Sweden, partly funded by a member of ABBA.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.