The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

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

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

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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

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

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

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.