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

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

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

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

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

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.