Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

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

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

From Vikings to nationwide rebellions, this castle has seen its fair share of warfare.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.