Places pipistrellus Wants to Go

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.