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

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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.

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

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

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

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

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

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

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

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

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