A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

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

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

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

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

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

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.