Vancouver, British Columbia
9 O'Clock Gun
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Fort Myers, Florida
One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Tampa, Florida
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Tampa, Florida
A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Milledgeville, Georgia
One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.
Athens, Georgia
After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.