Port Orange, Florida
Bongoland Ruins
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
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Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Webster, Florida
Florida’s largest fish hatchery features aquariums, fishing ponds, and local taxidermy.
Paisley, Florida
Deep in the Ocala National Forest, a lonesome 19th-century grave.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
DeLand, Florida
The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.
Christmas, Florida
Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.
Mount Dora, Florida
A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.
Sanford, Florida
This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Orlando, Florida
If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
Elkader, Iowa
This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.
Edgewood, Iowa
Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
Uummannaq, Greenland
Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.
Pramarzo, Italy
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Almo, Idaho
This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.
Saint Charles, Idaho
Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.
Ithaca, New York
This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.
Littlefield, Arizona
An improbable sinkhole in the sediments flanking the Beaver Dam Mountains.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.