Folklore28.9650° N, 81.2360° W
Cassadaga, FL
Cemetery bench surrounded by local legends claiming the Devil visits those who sit there at midnight.
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- Open to visitors
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- Folklore29.9087° N, 81.3151° W
St. Augustine, FL
Archaeological attraction intertwined with the enduring Ponce de León Fountain of Youth legend.
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- Seasonal or ticketed
- Folklore30.7222° N, 85.9263° W
Ponce de Leon, FL
Clear spring named for the enduring Fountain of Youth legend.
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- Open to visitors
- Folklore27.9119° N, 81.5824° W
Lake Wales, FL
Stop on Spook Hill, off US 27, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
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- Roadside, no entry
- Folklore30.3281° N, 82.7614° W
White Springs, FL
Massive carillon tower, folk-culture exhibits, and Old Florida interpretation centered on 'Old Folks at Home.'
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- Open to visitors
- Folklore29.8427° N, 84.6960° W
Carrabelle, FL
Huge swampy forest named for the local legend of Cebe Tate's disastrous trek through the wilderness.
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- Open to visitors
- Folklore28.5167° N, 82.5722° W
Weeki Wachee, FL
Historic live-mermaid attraction built around a first-magnitude spring.
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- Open to visitors