In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

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

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

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

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

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

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

A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.