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

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

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

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

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

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

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

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

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

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.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.