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Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

The childhood home of a Tampa sports legend now houses 135 years of baseball memorabilia.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

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

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

In a Florida town known for antiques, this painted home became an art attraction and a symbol of love.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Millions of pieces of Venetian glass showcase the life of Christ.

Built in 1797, this is Mississippi’s most haunted house.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.