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

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

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

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

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

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

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

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

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

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

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

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 luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.