An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

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

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

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

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

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

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

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

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

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.