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

A general store and steam engine are standouts at this multi-building historic park.

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

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Brick walkways weave through more than 500 palms and cycads, representing 150 species from around the world.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

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

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.