Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

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

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

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

World's largest magnetic research facility.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

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

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.