This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.

The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A different kind of swan princess.

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

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.