One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

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

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

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

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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.

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

An underwater city for the dead.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

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.