Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

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

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

An underwater city for the dead.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.