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All the United States Florida DeLand

The Atlas Obscura Guide To De Land

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in DeLand, Florida

Updated May 15, 2023

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The replica on the shore of Hontoon Island.

DeLand, Florida

Hontoon Island Owl Totem

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.
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Haunted Curiosity Cabinet

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The Haunted Antique Shop and Paranormal Museum

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Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
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Old Sugar Mill Pancake House

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.
8 miles from DeLand
Barberville Yard Art Emporium

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Barberville Yard Art Emporium

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.
13 miles from DeLand

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I-4 Dead Zone

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

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Jeremiah M. Brewer's Tombstone

Deep in the Ocala National Forest, a lonesome 19th-century grave.
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