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Florida's first Dark Sky Park is a haven for wildlife and stargazers.

An interactive, open-air museum reveals Central Florida's storied past.

One of the oldest restaurants in Orlando is a no-frills seafood shack still shucking fresh oysters by the bucket.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Every winter, this tiny islet on Florida’s Gulf Coast is swarmed by some of the largest birds on the continent.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

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