The return of something once considered a basic part of life.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

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

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

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.