Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

A naturally occurring amphitheater carved by erosion into the mountainside.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.