Tarpon Springs, Florida
Spongeorama Sponge Factory
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
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Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
Clearwater, Florida
This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.
Clearwater, Florida
An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.
Islamorada, Florida
At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Brunswick, Georgia
This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.
Pierson, Florida
This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Sanford, Florida
This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.
Longwood, Florida
The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
South Bay, Florida
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
Fort Myers, Florida
Established to give visitors a taste of Lee County’s natural bounty, this shop offers fresh fruit, soft-serve ice cream, and preserves.
Lakeland, Florida
A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
Lakeland, Florida
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Lakeland, Florida
If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.
Dade City, Florida
This central Florida farm is the largest producer of these little golden fruits in the United States.
Dade City, Florida
Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.
Dade City, Florida
VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
Jacksonville, Florida
After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
Jacksonville, Florida
Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.
Jacksonville, Florida
Established in 1890, this Jacksonville institution is the longest running music venue in the state of Florida.