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

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

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

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

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

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

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

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

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

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

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

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

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

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

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

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