Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

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

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

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

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

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

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

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

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.