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

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

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

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

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

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

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

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

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

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

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.