Homestead, Florida
Aerojet Dade Rocket Facility
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
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Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
Marco Island, Florida
Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.
Captiva, Florida
Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.
Sanibel, Florida
In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.
South Bay, Florida
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Charleston, South Carolina
The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.
Asheville, North Carolina
Marker for a long-gone electric trolley line that spurred the economic development of West Asheville.
Marshall, North Carolina
This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Live long and prosper in Tennessee.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Sparta, Wisconsin
Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.
Clintonville, Wisconsin
A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
This massive 286,200-tile mosaic was the largest mural of its kind in the United States and is an early example of computer-generated art.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!