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7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pensacola, Florida

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The Graffiti Bridge in 2012.

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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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Wall South at Veterans Memorial Park.

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'Wall South' Vietnam Memorial

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

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Fort Barrancas.

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Fort Barrancas

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

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Oriskany two years after sinking.

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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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An exposed boiler of the San Pablo.

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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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Parts of the battleship are still identifiable when diving the wreck.

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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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Drosera capillaris, a carnivorous plant.

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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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