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

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

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

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

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

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

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

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

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

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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

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

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

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

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

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.