Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

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

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

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

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.