A curious collection of locks and keys.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.