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

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Rising out of a clearing in New Jersey's Pine Barrens is an Aztec-inspired monument to the "Lindbergh of Mexico."

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.