The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

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

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

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

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

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

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.