North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

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

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

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

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

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

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

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

An underwater city for the dead.

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

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