Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

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

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

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

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

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

The bizarre story of the mysterious death and hidden treasure of one of Sanibel Island's early homesteaders.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.