A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.