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

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

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

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

The "I-4 Eyesore" is one man's dream that has stood incomplete for over 20 years

A spirited shopping experience.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.

How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?

The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.

Among the strip malls and stoplights stands a giant, orange T. rex made of concrete with glowing red eyes.

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.

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

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

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

Deep in the Richloam wilderness, a century-old country store is stocked with plenty of stories.

A neighborhood grocery store established a local civil rights leader.

An abandoned putt putt golf course nestled hidden next to one of the local water towers and a local veterinarian.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.