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

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

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

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

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

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

A historical landmark that has been a central hub of entertainment since 1928.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Tour the oldest family-owned cigar-rolling factory in the country—then learn how to roll your own.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

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