Key Biscayne, Florida
Stiltsville
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
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Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
St. Augustine, Florida
This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.
Zephyrhills, Florida
This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
New Port Richey, Florida
These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.
New Port Richey, Florida
Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.
North Port, Florida
A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.
Vero Beach, Florida
This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.
Key West, Florida
This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.
Sarasota, Florida
A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.
Vernon, Florida
For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.
Vernon, Florida
Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.