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

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

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

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

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

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.

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

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

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.

An underwater city for the dead.

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

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.