One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

The first musical instrument of its kind to be built in the United States—and the world’s tallest.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

World's largest Christmas store.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.

This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Tune into an alternate universe at this immersive art installation.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.