Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

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

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

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

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.