In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

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

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.