A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

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

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this art deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.