A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

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

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.