On the cliffs of São Jorge in the Azores stand the remains of a lighthouse that was struck by a series of earthquakes.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

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

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

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

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.