St. Augustine, Florida
St. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine
Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.
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St. Augustine, Florida
Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.
Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Waldo, Florida
North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Chiefland, Florida
A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.