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The store front

Dysfunctional Grace Art Co.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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Grand staircase

Hindu Temple of Florida

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

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Typical "krewe" during the parade.

Gasparilla Pirate Festival

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

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The entrance to the park

Parque Amigos de Jose Marti

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

27.9608, -82.4453

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Hong Kong Willie

Hong Kong Willie

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

28.0693, -82.3606

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Moorish architectural details

Henry B. Plant Museum

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

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Gravity Research Foundation Monument

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

27.9475, -82.4672

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The two-headed gator statue.

Two-Headed Gator of Seminole Heights

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

27.9863, -82.4515

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

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