The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

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

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.