Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.