This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.

Small indie movie theater that shows documentaries and unique films and has a cocktail bar with great drinks.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.