An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

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

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

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Get up close to an F-4 Phantom flown in the Vietnam War at this Florida park.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

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

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

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

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

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.