This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

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

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.