An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.