Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

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

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

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

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

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

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

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

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

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

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

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.

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

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.