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

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

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

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

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

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.