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Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.

This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

This central Florida farm is the largest producer of these little golden fruits in the United States.

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

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

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

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

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

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.

An abandoned putt putt golf course nestled hidden next to one of the local water towers and a local veterinarian.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.