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

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

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

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

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

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

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

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.