This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.