These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

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

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

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

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

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

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

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

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.