The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

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

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

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

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.