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

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.

The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The world's longest known cave system.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.