A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.