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Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

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

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

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

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

The bizarre story of the mysterious death and hidden treasure of one of Sanibel Island's early homesteaders.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

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

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

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.