These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.