Cuba: Landmarks and Local Culture | Cubans are major dog lovers. Here, a Mexican hairless, or Xolo, out for a drive in Havana with his owner.

Veni, Vidi, Vino | Lush Waiheke Island in New Zealand—three-quarters the size of Nantucket—is dominated by flowering pohutukawa trees.

Painfully Adorable Hotel Lobby Pets | Marcus, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

The United Kingdom’s Birds of Prey | Falcons must be trained not to fear dogs—normally their predators.

Adorable Hotel Lobby Pets | Timmy, Hotel Monaco Portland

Ridiculously Cute Hotel Lobby Pets | Lake Placid Lodge, New York: Maggie