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

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

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

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

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

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

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

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

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

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

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

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.