This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.