Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

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

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The last of its kind in the country.