"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

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

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

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

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

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.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

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

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.