Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
Monument to Yuri Gagarin
A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
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Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Tampa, Florida
An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.
Tampa, Florida
A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Tampa, Florida
A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.
Tallahassee, Florida
One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.
Monticello, Florida
The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.
Estero, Florida
Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.
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."
Homosassa, Florida
In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.
Key Largo, Florida
Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
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.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Key Biscayne, Florida
An underwater city for the dead.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Big Pine Key, Florida
For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.
Ochopee, Florida
In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.