The childhood home of the award-winning novelist and short story writer.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

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

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

This 19th-century building showcases memorabilia from the acclaimed 1939 film.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.