The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

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

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

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

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

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

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.