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The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

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

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

Rise early for Kaitlin Guerin’s coveted sweet and savory pastries.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.