These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

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

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

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

An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

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

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

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

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

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

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