Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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

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

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

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

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

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

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