The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.

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

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."