This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

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

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

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

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

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

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