The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This massive vault of comedic history is no joke.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

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

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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

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

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

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

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

An underwater city for the dead.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."