New Port Richey, Florida
Hacienda Hotel
Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.
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New Port Richey, Florida
Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.
Clearwater, Florida
This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.
Madeira Beach, Florida
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
Sarasota, Florida
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Venus, Florida
The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.
North Port, Florida
This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Captiva, Florida
This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.
Naples, Florida
This 1920s railway depot is now home to two unique museums complete with a miniature train ride.
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Estero, Florida
Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.
Ochopee, Florida
In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Thomasville, Georgia
This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.
Thomasville, Georgia
A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.
Chattahoochee, Florida
This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Cartersville, Georgia
This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.
White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Summerville, Georgia
Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.
Summerville, Georgia
This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.