When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

A tiny twin to Seattle's Fremont troll hides from the Florida sun under the Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.