The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

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

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

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

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

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

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

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

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

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

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

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

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