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Pensacola Graffiti Bridge

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

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Fort Barrancas

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

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Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

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Wreck of the USS Massachusetts

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

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USS Oriskany

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

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'Wall South' Vietnam Memorial

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

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O’Zone Pizza Pub

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

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San Pablo Shipwreck

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

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Flora-Bama Mullet Toss

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Flora-Bama Mullet Toss

Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.

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Wildlife in Florida’s Coastal Wetlands

Join us for a five-day adventure as we search for those rare orchids, paddle our way through mangrove forests, and snorkel alongside sea turtles, all in the company of an experienced naturalist guide.

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