Jacksonville, Florida
Kona Skatepark
These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.
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Jacksonville, Florida
These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.
Waldo, Florida
North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Gainesville, Florida
This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.
Nederland, Texas
A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
Danbury, Connecticut
This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
Milford, Connecticut
This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.
Milford, Connecticut
This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary. And maybe buried treasure!
Milford, Connecticut
The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Seattle, Washington
Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?
Maitland, Florida
This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.
Orlando, Florida
Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Palm Beach, Florida
This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.