Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

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

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

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

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."