Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

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

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.