This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

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.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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