Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

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

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

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.

Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.