An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

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

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

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

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

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

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

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.