The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

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

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

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

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

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This is one really big nut.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.