The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

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

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

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

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

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

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

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

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

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

An underwater city for the dead.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

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

Many cities have held the title, but Brazil snatched the crown from Chile in 2011.

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.