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

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

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

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

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

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

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

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

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