Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Risk arrest while partying to fund art.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.