A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

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

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

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

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

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

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.