A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

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

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

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

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

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

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.