Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

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."

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

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

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

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

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

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

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

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

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

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

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

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

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.