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

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

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

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

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

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

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

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

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

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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