These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

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

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

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

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.