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

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

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

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

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.

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

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

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.