Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

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.

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

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

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

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

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

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

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

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

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

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

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

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