A scene of a heinous act during a troubled period of Scottish history.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.