One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

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

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

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

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

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

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

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

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

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.