A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

Designed by famed architect Horace King.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.