The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "Dismalites" .

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

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

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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

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

An underwater city for the dead.

This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.