These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.