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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

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.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

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

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.