Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

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

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

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

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

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

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

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.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

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

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

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

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

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.