In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.