Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
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Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Ocala, Florida
Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.
Key Largo, Florida
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Kissimmee, Florida
Would you like a sleeper hold with that?
Clermont, Florida
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Opa-locka, Florida
America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
West Palm Beach, Florida
A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.
Tallahassee, Florida
The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.
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."
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
Key Largo, Florida
The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Falmouth, Florida
The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Bartow, Florida
Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
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.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
Kissimmee, Florida
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.