Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

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

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

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

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

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

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.