This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

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

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

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

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.