Abandoned in Florida

From an earlier era, a small community was established and was prosperous but drifted away, leaving only the bank vault behind.

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

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

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

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

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

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

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

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.