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The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

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

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

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

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

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

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.