From labyrinthine bookstores in Detroit to Art Nouveau cafés in Amsterdam, we've curated two-day guides to the strange and wondrous spots in cities around the world.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, monasteries and convents used a scalding tool to sear distinctive marks onto the pages of books. These marcas de fuego were a way to keep track of tomes on the move.
The deep red Bing cherry is America's most produced variety. But the man who helped propagate it, a Chinese foreman named Ah Bing, is largely forgotten.
This brilliant blue-green gem of a lake, surrounded by golden sand as far as the eye can see, looks like a small pocket of island paradise hidden among the dunes of the Sahara Desert.
Weighing in at 231 pounds and 9.6 ounces, the world's largest sticker ball is heavier than the average human being. It has a name, too: "Saul."
Morir soñando means "to die dreaming." It is the morbid name of a summertime refresher that has been called the official drink of summer in the Dominican Republic.
Raindrop cake is, by no culinary definition, a cake. This beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.
The history of the wedding dress is shorter than the history of weddings, and even shorter still than the history of marriage.
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