A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

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

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

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

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

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

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.