Florida: a state home to alligators, humidity and allegedly, many retired folks. But what you may not know is that Florida is also home to many peculiar roadside attractions.

Continue on to see the golfing dino and a far-too personified volcano and maybe just get in your car and drive some of the state’s roads to experience these oddities yourself.

This is “Security Lizard,” a sculpture by late St. Pete artist Paul Eppling, made of license plates and other car parts. Perched atop his castle, this lizard will be eating this bug in perpetuity.

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Ah, everyone’s dream — to go shopping and be met by a 17-foot tall concrete boot. Wealthy rancher Al Boyd wanted to promote his ranch and while his father briefly considered adding some sort of boot-shaped logo to their trucks, Boyd decided a massive boot would be more effective. So, up the boot went in 1951 and today the beloved landmark still resides at the Shoppes at Boot Ranch.

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Our golfing dino friend here was originally built to guard a mini-golf course hole in St. Petersburg’s Sir Goony Golf and Go-Karts, but after the course eventually closed down and left, he remained guarding the sixth hole. Sadly, the dino was taken down in 2015.

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This is “CANO” — the brainchild of local artist James Oleson. It’s a living volcano and also the stuff of every child’s nightmares. You can find him in the St. Petersburg Warehouse Arts district.

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How many auto stations do you know that are housed inside a dinosaur? Harold’s Auto Station lives inside a 47-foot tall, 110-foot long dinosaur dating back to 1964. Originally modeled after the Apatosaurus in the Sinclair gas station logo, the dinosaur stayed when the gas station closed and in moved Harold and his crew in 1977.

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Along I-4 between Tampa and Orlando used to be this bizarre trailer shrine. RV dealership owner Frank Bates came up with the idea in 2007, scrounged up some trailers from a junkyard and installed the strange attraction. The Hillsborough County officials were less than pleased about the new addition but after a three-year battle, a judge ruled Airstream Ranch legal. Unfortunately, the delightful display was demolished in 2017.

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What’s scarier than a looming T-Rex? A pink Brachiosaurus of course. Designed by Jacob Foxbower to increase visitor volume to his Foxbower Wildlife Museum, it turned out visitors didn’t much care for the 1,200 deformed taxidermy animals and it closed in 1998. Despite the numerous business that have flowed in and out of this location, the pink dinosaur has remained.

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