Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

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

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

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

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

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

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.