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Ice Formations in Stewart Tunnel.

Belleville, Wisconsin

Stewart Tunnel Ice Formations

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Iolani Palace

Honolulu, Hawaii

Iolani Palace

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Serenity

Washington, D.C.

Serenity Statue

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Longaberger's home office.
Permanently Closed

Newark, Ohio

Longaberger Basket Building

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Betsy the Lobster

Islamorada, Florida

Betsy the Lobster

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Jack Browns Seaplane Base

Winter Haven, Florida

Jack Browns Seaplane Base

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.

Spongeorama sign

Tarpon Springs, Florida

Spongeorama Sponge Factory

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Grand staircase

Tampa, Florida

Hindu Temple of Florida

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Dysfunctional Grace Art Co.

Tampa, Florida

Dysfunctional Grace Art Co.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Humpty Dumpty sits on the wall above the patio at Ulele.

Tampa, Florida

Ulele Fairyland Figures

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

Typical "krewe" during the parade.

Tampa, Florida

Gasparilla Pirate Festival

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Shuffleboard in the Sunshine City.

St. Petersburg, Florida

World's Largest Shuffleboard Club

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

Love this place!
Permanently Closed

Cortez, Florida

The Sea Hagg

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

Molly the Mollusk.

Sarasota, Florida

Molly the Mollusk

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

Some visiting Amish at a nearby beach, approximately 7 miles away from Pinecraft. Picture is of either Siesta Key, Lido Beach, or Longboat Key.

Sarasota, Florida

Pinecraft

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

Poinsett Bridge

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Poinsett Bridge

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

Osceola's grave at Fort Moultrie

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Osceola's Grave

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The Swinging Bridge

Suches, Georgia

Toccoa River Swinging Bridge

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Rota the lion at the Lightner Museum.

St. Augustine, Florida

Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota'

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Treasury Street.

St. Augustine, Florida

Treasury Street

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Pirate & Treasure Museum

St. Augustine, Florida

Pirate & Treasure Museum

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The Gigantic Chair of Anniston

Anniston, Alabama

The Gigantic Chair of Anniston

What better place to take a seat?

The Big Chicken

Marietta, Georgia

Big Chicken

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The Double-Barreled Cannon in all its glory

Athens, Georgia

The Athens Double Barreled Cannon

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

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