An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.

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

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.