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A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

This small cottage once fell into Tampa Bay but was rescued and restored.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

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

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

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

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Brick walkways weave through more than 500 palms and cycads, representing 150 species from around the world.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

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

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.