A hidden paradise in one of Florida’s most unique rivers.

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

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

Step back in time at this immersive historical village.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

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

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

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.

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

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.