One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

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

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.