Community Center

A circa-1800 meeting house that once served as the social and civic heart of this small Maine town.

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.