A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

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

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.