An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

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

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

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

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

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

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

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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

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

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