Ormond Beach, Florida
Ormond Beach Watchtower
A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.
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Ormond Beach, Florida
A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.
Miami, Florida
Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.
Orlando, Florida
Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.
Clermont, Florida
Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.
Marco Island, Florida
Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.
Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
Lakeland, Florida
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Pensacola, Florida
A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Polk City, Florida
The world's largest private aircraft collection.
Tallahassee, Florida
This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
Tampa, Florida
This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Tampa, Florida
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Miami, Florida
In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.
Crawfordville, Florida
Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.
Tampa, Florida
One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.