This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

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

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

A brewpub dedicated to unusual artwork in Historic Downtown Panama City.

Discover old-fashioned printing through hands-on exhibitions and publishing artifacts.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

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

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

The first musical instrument of its kind to be built in the United States—and the world’s tallest.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.