A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

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

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

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

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

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

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

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

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.