America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

The first musical instrument of its kind to be built in the United States—and the world’s tallest.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

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

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

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

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.