The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Like Mars, but much closer.

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

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

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

A Grand Dame of the vaudeville circuit restored to its former glory.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.