This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The magic's in the hole!

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.