Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

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

This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

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

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

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

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

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

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

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

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

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

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.