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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

DeLand, Florida

The Haunted Antique Shop and Paranormal Museum

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Lake Helen, Florida

Cassadaga

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
5 miles from DeLand

De Leon Springs, Florida

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

Pierson, Florida

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

Sanford, Florida

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

Paisley, Florida

Jeremiah M. Brewer's Tombstone

Deep in the Ocala National Forest, a lonesome 19th-century grave.
14 miles from DeLand
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