Sarasota, Florida
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
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Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
St. Augustine, Florida
Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.
Homosassa, Florida
Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Seffner, Florida
An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.
Port Orange, Florida
Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Orlando, Florida
A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.
Orlando, Florida
Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.
Orlando, Florida
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.
Williston, Florida
This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.
Palatka, Florida
Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Orlando, Florida
A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Longwood, Florida
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."