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."

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.