An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

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

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

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.

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

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

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

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

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

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

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

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.