The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

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

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

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

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

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

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

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.