Big Pine Key, Florida
Blue Hole
The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.
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Big Pine Key, Florida
The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.
Islamorada, Florida
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Dump, Belize
A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
North Charleston, South Carolina
This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
Columbia, South Carolina
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."