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

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

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

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

An outdoor installation of 20 vintage signs that once hung in front of businesses throughout town.

Sitting empty in a lonely Canadian field is a century-old stone bunker sometimes called "One Man's Castle."

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.