This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

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

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.