A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.

A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

More than 20,000 butterflies can be seen at this spectacular park and research center.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Restored historic buildings, machinery, and a Mediterranean garden tell the story of a vibrant multicultural neighborhood in the heart of Tampa.

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

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.