A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Get up close to an F-4 Phantom flown in the Vietnam War at this Florida park.

This aluminum airplane pays homage to the Flying Tigers of World War II.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

Discover diverse aquatic life and befriend resident turtles at this private diving grotto in north Florida.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.