The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

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

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

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

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.