Venus, Florida
The Venus Project
The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.
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Venus, Florida
The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
St. Augustine, Florida
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
Titusville, Florida
A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.
Ocala, Florida
Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Dade City, Florida
VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
Kissimmee, Florida
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
St. Augustine, Florida
Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.
Ona, Florida
Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.
Tampa, Florida
A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.
Tampa, Florida
An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Chipley, Florida
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
Pahrump, Nevada
Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Joshua Tree, California
While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.