This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.