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Falmouth Springs

Falmouth, Florida

Falmouth Springs

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

A hallway in Annie Lytle Elementary.

Jacksonville, Florida

Abandoned Annie Lytle Elementary School

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

The bathhouse on the Suwanee River.

White Springs, Florida

White Sulfur Springs Ruins

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

Pensacola, Florida

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Parts of the battleship are still identifiable when diving the wreck.

Pensacola, Florida

Wreck of the USS Massachusetts

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

The lighthouse.

Key Biscayne, Florida

Cape Florida Lighthouse

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Crandon Park Zoo Ruins

Key Biscayne, Florida

Crandon Park Zoo Ruins

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

A sculpture in the 1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef.

Riviera Beach, Florida

1,000 Mermaids Artificial Reef

Off the Florida coast, a whimsical world of marine sculptures are revitalizing coral reefs.

American Beach was purchased by the Jacksonville Afro-American Life Insurance Company in 1935.

Fernandina Beach, Florida

American Beach Nana Sand Dune

The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.

The store’s quaint, homey feel captures founder Bill Nelson's dream of creating an “old-fashioned book store.”

Fernandina Beach, Florida

The Book Loft

Amelia Island’s oldest independent bookstore is a cozy oasis for literary exploration.

Butterfly World

Coconut Creek, Florida

Butterfly World

More than 20,000 butterflies can be seen at this spectacular park and research center.

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

Hillsboro Beach, Florida

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.

The Pest House Cemetery.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

The Pest House Cemetery

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

Sandwich Glass Museum

Sandwich, Massachusetts

Sandwich Glass Museum

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

The Loines Observatory at 59 Milk Street in Nantucket.

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Maria Mitchell Association

Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.

The wreckage.

Edgartown, Massachusetts

Mysterious Chappaquiddick Shipwreck

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

Thomas W. Lawson

Scituate, Massachusetts

Lawson Tower

A Medieval Water Tower in the Heart of Massachusetts.

Forest Gump ran past this particular lighthouse.

Port Clyde, Maine

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

Mount Kineo’s distinctive sheer face in the fall.

Greenville, Maine

Indian Trail on Mount Kineo

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.

Adam Campbell taps into his 20 years of experience to harvest the popular oysters at North Haven Oyster Co.

North Haven, Maine

North Haven Oyster Co.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.

Seguin Light Station, the highest off of Maine’s coast, was established in 1795.

Phippsburg, Maine

Seguin Island Light Station

George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.

Puffins thrive off the coast of Maine thanks to a 1970s effort called Project Puffin.

Rockland, Maine

Project Puffin Visitor Center

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

The Caterpillar Lab

Marlborough, New Hampshire

The Caterpillar Lab

This curious and colorful space invites visitors to delve into the hidden and often mind-boggling world of caterpillars.

The Abandoned Train of Bartlett, New Hampshire

Bartlett, New Hampshire

The Abandoned Train of Bartlett, New Hampshire

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

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