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Dylan Young

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Coqui Snacks is meant to look like a mountain house from mid-century Puerto Rico.

Kissimmee, Florida

Coqui Snacks

A hidden yellow shack full of made-to-order Puerto Rican delights.

In Partnership With Experience Kissimmee
The Wreck Bar

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Wreck Bar

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

O’Zone Pizza Pub

Pensacola, Florida

O’Zone Pizza Pub

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Don Quixote Dining Room

Tampa, Florida

Columbia Restaurant

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

In this Florida resort, salad is served à la mode.

Cedar Key, Florida

Heart of Palm Salad

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.

The replica on the shore of Hontoon Island.

DeLand, Florida

Hontoon Island Owl Totem

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

Old Sugar Mill Pancake House

De Leon Springs, Florida

Old Sugar Mill Pancake House

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Indian River Citrus Museum

Vero Beach, Florida

Indian River Citrus Museum

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

Aerial view of the turntable

Raleigh, North Carolina

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Turntable

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.

Closer view of the grave houses.

Jackson, North Carolina

Jackson Grave Houses

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Scotland Neck, North Carolina

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Amazing collection of over 2,000 live birds from around the world, many of which are rare or endangered.

Thomas Callaway's gravestone

West Jefferson, North Carolina

Thomas Callaway’s Gravestone

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.

The view of the Blue Ridge Mountains here is spectacular.

Canton, North Carolina

Black Balsam Knob

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

CSS Neuse II.

Kinston, North Carolina

CSS Neuse II

The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.

The catfish arrives perfectly seasoned.

Asheville, North Carolina

Good Hot Fish

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

The former Lancaster County Courthouse, now the Lancaster History Museum.

Lancaster, South Carolina

Lancaster County Courthouse

This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.

View south across bridge.

Whittier, North Carolina

Barkers Creek Swinging Bridge

One of the last remaining pedestrian suspension bridges in North Carolina.

Play vintage pinball machines and video arcade games at the Appalachian Pinball Museum.

Hendersonville, North Carolina

Appalachian Pinball Museum

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

Grave of Henrietta Lacks

Clover, Virginia

Grave of Henrietta Lacks

The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.

Shadowhawk Western Town entrance

Smithfield, North Carolina

Wild Bill's Western Town

The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Tobacco museum.

Durham, North Carolina

Duke Homestead

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

Dark Star Park.

Arlington, Virginia

Dark Star Park

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

Gas 'n' God

Arlington, Virginia

Arlington Temple United Methodist Church

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

Grave of John King

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grave of John King

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

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