Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

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

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

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

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.