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Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.