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

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

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.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

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

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

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

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

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

An underwater city for the dead.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

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

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.