These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

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

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.