St. Petersburg, Florida
Berlin Wall Section in St. Petersburg
History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sarasota, Florida
Molly the Mollusk
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Bradenton, Florida
Manatee Village Historical Park
A general store and steam engine are standouts at this multi-building historic park.
Tampa, Florida
Phoebe the Flamingo
The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.
Tampa, Florida
Odyssey 2001 'Spaceship'
The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Big Bend Power Plant Manatee Viewing Area
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Majesty Building
The "I-4 Eyesore" is one man's dream that has stood incomplete for over 20 years
Gibsonton, Florida
Gibsonton, Florida
The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Baseball Museum
The childhood home of a Tampa sports legend now houses 135 years of baseball memorabilia.
Permanently Closed
Seffner, Florida
Airstream Ranch
An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.
Orlando, Florida
World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's
Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
Plant City, Florida
Dinosaur World
Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.
Permanently Closed
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
River Country
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Permanently Closed
Orlando, Florida
Discovery Island
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Kissimmee, Florida
Eli's Orange World
The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.
Orlando, Florida
Progress City Model
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Permanently Closed
Orlando, Florida
"Singing Runway" at the Abandoned Disney World Airport
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
Celebration, Florida
Mickey Pylon
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Lakeland, Florida
Publix Cake Water Tower
A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Antique Mall
If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Salvador Dalí Museum
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Schrader's Little Cooperstown
The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.
Cherry Log, Georgia
Expedition Bigfoot (The Sasquatch Museum)
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
