This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.