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

Florida's first suspension bridge.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

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

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

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

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

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

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

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

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