This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

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

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

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

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

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

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.