Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

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

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

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

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

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

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.