Places Jessica Z Wants to Go

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.