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

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

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

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

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

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

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

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

The only known working replica of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

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

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