St. Augustine, Florida
Sacred Cat Rug
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
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St. Augustine, Florida
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
St. Augustine, Florida
A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.
St. Augustine, Florida
Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.
St. Augustine, Florida
The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Ormond Beach, Florida
A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.
Holly Hill, Florida
What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.
Daytona Beach, Florida
Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Port Orange, Florida
Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Titusville, Florida
The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
Merritt Island, Florida
Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.
Melbourne Beach, Florida
This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.
Sebastian, Florida
A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.
Stuart, Florida
In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.
Palm Beach, Florida
This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.