The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is one of Baltimore’s most unique cultural experiences, showcasing art created by self-taught visionaries—expect bold, colorful, and deeply personal works made from everyday materials, often tied to themes like hope, resilience, and imagination. The museum’s campus near the Inner Harbor includes three renovated industrial buildings, an outdoor sculpture garden, and a small but well-curated gift shop.

KODE is one of Scandinavia's largest museums for art, craft, design, and music. It features more than 43,000 art objects, ranging from paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations and videos to musical instruments, furniture, artisanal handcraft, and design. All can be experienced in four museum buildings in Bergen city centre and in the homes of the composers Ole Bull, Harald Saeverud, and Edvard Grieg.

The George Peabody Library is one of those hidden gems that leaves you in awe the moment you step inside. Housed in a breathtaking 19th-century building, it's a place where you can lose yourself among rows of books and beautiful architecture. Located at Johns Hopkins University, the library is open to the public, and visitors can wander through its five-tiered atrium, marveling at the iron railings and towering shelves packed with rare volumes. Whether you're a book lover or just looking for an Instagram-worthy spot, it’s definitely worth a stop.

Built in the 15th century to defend the city from raids by the Teutonic Knights, these fragments of the original fortification will allow you to step back in time to an unstable yet fascinating age.