This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A treasure trove of artifacts dating back to the late 19th century in Alabama.

A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.

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

The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

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

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

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