Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

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

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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