One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

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

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.

Florida’s first home built with eco-friendly hempcrete.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

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

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

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

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.

The only known working replica of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

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

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.