What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

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

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

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

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.