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

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

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

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

An underwater city for the dead.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

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

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

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.