The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

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

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

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

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.