It’s easy to get caught up in touristy sites when you’re in a big city.

Here are some offbeat tours that show off unexpected urban treasures.

Even locals can sometimes overlook the best parts of their own city. “Forgotten New York” focuses on buildings and historic sites in Manhattan and surrounding boroughs.

The tour guide takes you where you can see sheep and goats in Queens, waterfalls in The Bronx, and homes on stilts.

Esotouric’s “1947 Project Crime Bus” in Los Angeles takes you to crime sites, including historic hotels where some of the weirdest and goriest crimes took place.

The Gullah Tours in Charleston, SC, explores the history of the Gullah slaves from the Low Country region of South Carolina.

The tour guide points out the Whipping House, Underground Railroad sites, Old Slave Mart, and Slave Quarters.

Want more info on great things to do in Charleston? Don’t miss Off the Brochure: Charleston.

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