This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

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

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

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

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

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

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.