Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

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

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

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.

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

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

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

A building so large that it has its own weather.