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

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

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

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

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

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

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

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.