Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

A historical landmark that has been a central hub of entertainment since 1928.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

This massive vault of comedic history is no joke.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

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

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

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

The only known working replica of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Brick walkways weave through more than 500 palms and cycads, representing 150 species from around the world.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

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