One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

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

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

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

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

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.