Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

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

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

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

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

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

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

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

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.