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Ruins of The Hampton Springs Hotel

Perry, Florida

Ruins of The Hampton Springs Hotel

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

Giant Oak

Tallahassee, Florida

Lichgate on High Road

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

Ecopassage wall

Tallahassee, Florida

Lake Jackson Ecopassage

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

The Komodo dragon statue.

Tallahassee, Florida

McCord Park's Komodo Dragon

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

Young girls running.

Ocala, Florida

Gypsy Gold Horse Farm

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

"Some Were Quite Blind" by Carol K. Brown.

Gainesville, Florida

'Some Were Quite Blind'

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

Mandalas for World Peace

North Port, Florida

Mandalas for World Peace Sculpture

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

Lake Jackson Mounds

Tallahassee, Florida

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

The Monument is in downtown Kissimmee, Florida.

Kissimmee, Florida

Monument of States

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Ellaville

Lee, Florida

The Ghost Town of Ellaville

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

A circa 1971 advertisement for Shawnee Airlines, describing their flights into Walt Disney World.
Permanently Closed

Orlando, Florida

"Singing Runway" at the Abandoned Disney World Airport

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Alley Oop Soldier

Rome, New York

Alley Oop Soldier

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

Blue Sky Mausoleum.

Buffalo, New York

Blue Sky Mausoleum

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

Look beyond these tank creatures!

Hillsdale, New York

Circle Museum

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

Volkswagen Bug On A Smokestack

Amsterdam, New York

Volkswagen on a Smokestack

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

Upside Down Traffic Light in Syracuse, New York.

Syracuse, New York

Upside-Down Traffic Signal

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

Bust of the man himself high on Pratt Rock

Prattsville, New York

Pratt Rock - New York's Mount Rushmore

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

Route 66.

Speculator, New York

The Mini Route 66

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Uncle Sam Wilson

Troy, New York

Grave of Uncle Sam

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

Sisyphus Stones with GW Bridge.

New York, New York

The Sisyphus Stones

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Camp Hero

Montauk, New York

Camp Hero

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Vacant houses & street in Love Canal

Niagara Falls, New York

Love Canal Containment Zone

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

 Denton House McDonald's

New Hyde Park, New York

Denton House McDonald's

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Tree of 40 Fruit

Syracuse, New York

Tree of 40 Fruit

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

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