This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

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

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

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

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

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

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

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

An underwater city for the dead.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.