Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

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

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

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

This historic silent film-era theater is now a community playhouse with a chilling visitor.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

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

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

Tour the oldest family-owned cigar-rolling factory in the country—then learn how to roll your own.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

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

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

Rescued, handpainted reproductions of iconic Francisco Goya paintings, now in a hotel.

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