Sarasota, Florida
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
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Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Riverview, Florida
The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.
Bartow, Florida
Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.
Chipley, Florida
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
Ona, Florida
Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Savannah, Georgia
The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.
Vernal, Utah
Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Lancaster, South Carolina
This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.
Brooklyn, New York
A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.
Brooklyn, New York
A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.
Denver, Colorado
This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.
Mogollon, New Mexico
Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.
Virgin, Utah
A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.
Williamsburg, Virginia
One of the oldest continuous congregations organized by Black Americans has been flourishing for nearly 250 years.
Yorktown, Virginia
A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.
Yorktown, Virginia
This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.
Hayfield, California
Hidden deep in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, this 1940s miner's cabin built into a gap between two mega-sized boulders.
Richmond, Virginia
Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.
Chicago, Illinois
This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.