The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

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

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

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

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

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

Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.

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

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

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

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.