Jeptha Creed Distillery

This distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky, uses heirloom corn and a family farming tradition that shapes every bottle of bourbon it makes. 

Otherworld

This expansive space in Columbus, Ohio, is filled with interactive art, hidden puzzles and imaginative storytelling.

Otherworld in Columbus, Ohio (photo courtesy of Otherworld Columbus)

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

In 2007, private owners bought this former hospital in Weston, West Virginia, and turned it into a Halloween-season destination.

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia (photo by Frank Polievka)

DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center

The largest wildlife rehab center in the state, this destination in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, shows how vulnerable patients are returned to nature. 

DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (photo courtesy of DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center))

Belhurst Castle and Winery

This former Gilded Age summer home in Geneva, New York, offers overnight stays, distinctive suites and on-site dining.

Bellhurst Castle and Winery in Geneva, New York (photo by Vasily Baziuk, Visit Finger Lakes))