Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

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

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

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

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

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

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

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

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

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

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

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

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

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