Cotonou, Benin
Amazon Statue
The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.
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Cotonou, Benin
The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Kingswear, England
Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.
Chokoloskee, Florida
A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Ochopee, Florida
This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Islamorada, Florida
At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.
Florida
This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.
Islamorada, Florida
Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.
United States
The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.
Key Largo, Florida
Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Key Largo, Florida
After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.
Key Largo, Florida
Part research station, part time capsule, part aquatic fever dream.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Homestead, Florida
Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Miami, Florida
Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
Miami, Florida
Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.
Miami, Florida
With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.
Miami, Florida
This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.