Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

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

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

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

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

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

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

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

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

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."

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.