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

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

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

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

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

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

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

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

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

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

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

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