The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

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

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

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

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.