Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

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

Florida's first suspension bridge.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.