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

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.