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This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

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

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

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

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

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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