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

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

This "living building" on Georgia Tech's campus is home to a blueberry orchard, honeybees, and more than 900 solar panels.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

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

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

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

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.