Statues in Florida

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

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

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

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

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

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

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

An underwater city for the dead.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.