Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.

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

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The Okefenokee Swamp houses this "incredibobble" tribute to the creator of America’s favorite cartoon possum.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

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

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

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

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

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

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

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

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

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

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

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."

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.