A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

Discover diverse aquatic life and befriend resident turtles at this private diving grotto in north Florida.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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

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

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.