Orlando, Florida
Progress City Model
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
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Celebration, Florida
Mickey Pylon
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Sarasota, Florida
Circus Ring of Fame
The hall of fame for circus performers.
Permanently Closed
Sarasota, Florida
Medieval Art Exhibit at the Ringling Museum
The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.
Sarasota, Florida
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Antique Mall
If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.
Lakeland, Florida
Publix Cake Water Tower
A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
Spring Hill, Florida
Sinclair Dinosaur Gas Station
A 110-foot concrete dinosaur once sold fossil fuel from its belly.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Chihuly Collection
The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.
Tampa, Florida
Columbia Restaurant
This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Theatre
One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.
Tampa, Florida
J.C. Newman Cigar Factory
Tour the oldest family-owned cigar-rolling factory in the country—then learn how to roll your own.
Tampa, Florida
Ulele Fairyland Figures
These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.
Tampa, Florida
Princess Ulele Statues
Tampa’s most famous native royal comes alive in a duo of arresting bronze statues.
Tampa, Florida
Odyssey 2001 'Spaceship'
The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.
Tampa, Florida
Phoebe the Flamingo
The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Niagara Falls Floral Clock
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Niagara Falls, New York
Edward Dean Adams Power Plant
Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
The Tunnel at Niagara Parks Power Station
A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.
Niagara Falls, New York
The Turtle (Native American Center for the Living Arts)
One of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places” is a building shaped like a giant turtle.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls Whirlpool Aero Car
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Clifton Hill
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Toronto, Ontario
Casa Loma
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Toronto, Ontario
Bata Shoe Museum
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
