Bartow, Florida
Grave of 'America's Oldest Man'
Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?
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Bartow, Florida
Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?
Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
Palmdale, Florida
Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.
Boynton Beach, Florida
These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.
Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
Boston, Massachusetts
In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Atlanta, Georgia
Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.
Stonecrest, Georgia
Like Mars, but much closer.
Hapeville, Georgia
This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.
Atlanta, Georgia
A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.
Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Cartersville, Georgia
This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.
Rome, Georgia
World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattleās Space Needle.
Tampa, Florida
This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
Summerville, Georgia
Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.
Port Orange, Florida
Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
Orlando, Florida
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.