St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

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

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

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

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

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

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

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

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

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

An underwater city for the dead.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.