FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.