Lesterville, Missouri
Johnson's Shut-Ins
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
New Orleans, Louisiana
If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Miami, Florida
This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.
Sarasota, Florida
The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.
Opa-locka, Florida
America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Madeira Beach, Florida
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
St. Augustine, Florida
Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
Tampa, Florida
A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
North Port, Florida
This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.
Delray Beach, Florida
Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.