A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

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

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

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

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

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

Would you like a sleeper hold with that?

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

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.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.