This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

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

A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.