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

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.

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.

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

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

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

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

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.