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Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

Hillsboro Beach, Florida

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.

Silverball Retro Arcade

Delray Beach, Florida

Silverball Retro Arcade

Decades of pinball and arcade classics line this South Florida outpost of a popular Northeast arcade.

The imposing house is framed by tall palms and ancient, moss-covered oaks.

Brooksville, Florida

May-Stringer House

This Victorian mansion is part heritage museum, part architectural oddity, and part ghost story.

Sponsored By Florida's Adventure Coast
Mosaic taken from the center of the Labyrinth.

Gotha, Florida

The 'Life of Christ' Mosaic

Millions of pieces of Venetian glass showcase the life of Christ.

Rock Springs Run winds through a lush segment of semi-tropical forest.

Apopka, Florida

Rock Springs

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

The dinosaur is a prime example of the "novelty architecture" popularized with the rise of the automobile.

Spring Hill, Florida

Sinclair Dinosaur Gas Station

A 110-foot concrete dinosaur once sold fossil fuel from its belly.

Sponsored By Florida's Adventure Coast
Mermaid Kiyomi at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.

Weeki Wachee, Florida

Weeki Wachee: ‘City of Live Mermaids’

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

Upstairs view of fish hatchery

Webster, Florida

Florida Bass Conservation Center

Florida’s largest fish hatchery features aquariums, fishing ponds, and local taxidermy.

The building sat vacant for decades until 2016, when Eric and Donna Burkes led a loving restoration.

Webster, Florida

Richloam General Store

Deep in the Richloam wilderness, a century-old country store is stocked with plenty of stories.

Sponsored By Florida's Adventure Coast
Trapeze park

Venice, Florida

Circus in Venice

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

This Citgo has some of the best Cuban food around.

Venice, Florida

Belki's Cuban Deli

Fill your car with gas and your belly with mouthwatering Cuban cuisine at this takeaway inside a Citgo station.

“Old Cabbage Head” is a 1913 locomotive housed at the Manatee Village Historical Park.

Bradenton, Florida

Manatee Village Historical Park

A general store and steam engine are standouts at this multi-building historic park.

Clayton House

Tarpon Springs, Florida

The Hempcrete House

Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.

Spongeorama sign

Tarpon Springs, Florida

Spongeorama Sponge Factory

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

JChristopher

Tarpon Springs, Florida

Replay Amusement Museum

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.

The Weeping Icon of Saint Nicholas

Tarpon Springs, Florida

The Weeping Icon of Saint Nicholas

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

Hong Kong Willie

Tampa, Florida

Hong Kong Willie

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

Old Fort Park

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Old Fort Park

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

2008

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Majesty Building

The "I-4 Eyesore" is one man's dream that has stood incomplete for over 20 years

El Faro and the ruins of the convent.

Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay

Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse

Constructed on the ruins of a convent, this tower saved countless lives.

A model of the plane

Montevideo, Uruguay

Museo Andes 1972

Curated with the cooperation of the passengers and their families, this museum tells the story of the 29 victims and 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.

View across bay of Montevideo from the fort

Montevideo, Uruguay

Fortaleza del Cerro

This historic fort overlooks Montevideo and appears on Uruguay’s coat of arms.

Monumento la Carreta

Montevideo, Uruguay

Monumento la Carreta

An epic sculpture depicting a wagon and straining oxen.

Estadio Centenario in 2017.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Estadio Centenario

This historic stadium was built to host the first-ever FIFA World Cup.

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