A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

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

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

An underwater city for the dead.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

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

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

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

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

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

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

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

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.