Tampa, Florida
Henry B. Plant Museum
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
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Tampa, Florida
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Tampa, Florida
The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.
Tampa, Florida
A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
Gibsonton, Florida
The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Riverview, Florida
The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.
Orlando, Florida
Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.
Clearwater, Florida
This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.
Tampa, Florida
These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Orlando, Florida
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
Gainesville, Florida
The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Memphis, Tennessee
Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?
Nashville, Tennessee
The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.
Nashville, Tennessee
This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.
Nashville, Tennessee
This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.
Williamsburg, Virginia
The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Richmond, Virginia
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Staunton, Virginia
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Winchester, Virginia
Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.