A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.