The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

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

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

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

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

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.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.