One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

A remote landmark named for a whimsical photograph taken by a 1850s photographer and his crew of graffiti artists.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.