A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

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

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.

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

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

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

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

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

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

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

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

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