A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

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

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

An underwater city for the dead.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.