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These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.