Sarasota, Florida
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
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Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Key Largo, Florida
The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
South Bay, Florida
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Homosassa, Florida
In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.