USS Razorback: Historic WWII & Vietnam Submarine Museum in North Little Rock

Presidio Modelo is Isla de la Juventuds most striking yet somber landmark, located near Reparto Chacón, 5 km east of Nueva Gerona. Built between 1926 and 1931 under Gerardo Machados repressive regime, its four yellow, six-story circular blocks—modeled on Illinois Joliet Penitentiary—housed up to 5,000 inmates.During World War II, the northern rectangular blocks interned enemy nationals in Cuba, including 350 Japanese, 50 Germans, and 25 Italians.The prisons most notorious inmates were Fidel Cast

Constructed as a bold rival to Frances Versailles, King Henry Christophes Sans-Souci Palace has lain in ruins since the devastating 1842 earthquake. Decades of neglect have created an elegantly crumbling landmark. Completed in 1813, it was more than a residence—it served as the administrative capital of Christophes kingdom, housing a hospital, school, printing press, and army barracks.A grand staircase, once flanked by bronze lions, leads to the palace entrance. Inside, visitors pass through the

In a remote region of the Sahara Desert, an impact crater was punched into the land less than 100,000 years ago. Measuring some 500 meters (1,640 feet) wide and about 70 meters (230 feet) deep, the Amguid Crater is located in southwestern Algeria. On satellite imagery, the white spot of the flat, sandy crater floor is clearly visible; the residue formed by millennia of sporadic rain running into the bowl and evaporating. The first known record of the Amguid crate