Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.