Punta Gorda, Florida
Radioactive Fountain of Youth
Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.
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Punta Gorda, Florida
Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.
Destin, Florida
Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."
Orlando, Florida
If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.
White Springs, Florida
This museum honors the composer of “Swannee Ribber.”
Oviedo, Florida
This aluminum airplane pays homage to the Flying Tigers of World War II.
St. Augustine, Florida
These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.
Orlando, Florida
During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.
Orlando, Florida
A different kind of swan princess.
Jacksonville, Florida
This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.
Melbourne Beach, Florida
This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.
Christmas, Florida
Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.
Hawthorne, Florida
This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.
Gainesville, Florida
Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.
Miami, Florida
This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.
West Palm Beach, Florida
This mass grave for victims of a massive hurricane remained hidden until 1991.
Evinston, Florida
This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.
Tampa, Florida
A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.
St. Augustine, Florida
Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.
Sebastian, Florida
A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.
Gainesville, Florida
A trek through the solar system here on earth.
Havana, Florida
This small museum is dedicated to the history of Havana and Florida's once-booming tobacco industry.
Orlando, Florida
Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.