Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

An annual extravaganza of Broadway theater memorabilia.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Where a Japanese government official issued transit visas to Jews fleeing from Nazi-occupied Poland.

Lady LeWinDa Milkzalot showcases Lewis County's dairy farming heritage and boasts an impressive rotation of seasonal outfits.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.