One of the earliest graveyards in the region.

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

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