Leary Castle
Tupper Lake, New York
A 6,000-square-foot medieval castle -- made entirely of cinderblocks on 20 acres of pristine and remote land in -Adirondack Park. The castle also is situated so that the view stretches 100 miles in every direction.
Renaissance-themed game room called a "Fungeon."
Wood craftsman Matteo Bartolotta, made a hand-carved ornate kitchen. The kitchen leads to a library, with a wall of books.
Pull the correct book and the wall will swivel to reveal
a secret passage leading to a powder room.
The stairway opens to a 20-foot-high great room.
King and queen's master suites will each consist of a large bedroom with a bathroom and a balcony overlooking the great room. The queen's room will also have a drawbridge at its entrance, should invaders try to capture her.
On the fourth floor are four more bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, each named and designed after a chess piece..
The roof will be outfitted with a wood-heated hot tub, a greenhouse, and an outdoor fireplace. Guests can climb the
60-foot-high turret and look out over the 20-acre property.
A.T. Wally's
Auburn, New York
A unique upscale cocktail lounge offering a wide variety of whiskeys, specialty cocktails.
The interior is designed with the Prohibition Era flavor with whiskey barrels, leather, and rattan seating, all housed in a vintage 225-year-old building.
Whiskey bottles shelved at A.T. Walley & Co. decorate the cocktail bar like trophies.
Walley's offers customers a chance to buy a personal bottle of George Dickel Tennessee Whisky from a specially selected barrel. Multiple purchases are awarded medals hung from their bottles. Each bottle sold is numbered and labeled with information about the barrel.
Walley's is one of the top Dickel's bar outlets in the country.
A customer only needs to purchase a bottle of whiskey to join the club.
George Dickel — a small Tullahoma-based operation that makes its whiskey by hand and has garnered several accolades including an award for Best Tennessee Whiskey at the 2015 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.