This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

A beautiful midcentury mural by the famed Brazilian modernist artist Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

This somber statue remembers the enslaved women who were forced to nurse their owners' babies.

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.

An original apothecary from 1792.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.