This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

A large collection of motorbikes with some impressive gems.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.