Pensacola, Florida
San Pablo Shipwreck
Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.
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Pensacola, Florida
Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.
Bahamas
These two giant boulders mysteriously perched on a 60-foot cliff may have been slung up there by a raging tsunami.
Bahamas
This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
Maitland, Nova Scotia
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Ithaca, New York
These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.
Dennis, Massachusetts
This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
Webster, Massachusetts
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Aogashima, Japan
We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...
North Atlantic Ocean
The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.
Mexico
A lake at the bottom of the ocean.
Los Lunas, New Mexico
On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.
Miami, Florida
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Cortez, Florida
An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.
Sarasota, Florida
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Naples, Florida
A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.
Marco Island, Florida
Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Ochopee, Florida
In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.
Boca Chica, Florida
A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.
Summerland Key, Florida
Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.