An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

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

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

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

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.