Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

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

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

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

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

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

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

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

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.

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 creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

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

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

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

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.