Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.