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

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

Step back in time at this immersive historical village.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The former desk of Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto is all that remains after his mysterious disappearance following a drug conviction.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

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.

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

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

A Gilded Age hotel turned eclectic museum of Tiffany glass and curiosities

A bronze tribute to the everyday activists of St. Augustine's civil rights struggle

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

A market building entangled in St. Augustine's history of slavery and civil rights protest