A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

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

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

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

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.