They’re not exactly buried treasure, but Florida’s coastlines have seen some pretty strange surprises over the years. Here’s a list of the weirdest finds in recent memory.

1. A Giant Legoman
Flickr/c.e. delohery
When this giant Legoman washed up on Siesta Beach in 2011, many people wondered if it was a publicity stunt for Florida's Legoland. Though outfitting him in a shirt reading NO REAL THAN YOU ARE was certainly an odd choice. Legoland denied any part in the stunt, and it was tracked to a Dutch artist named Ego Leonard. Similar figures have washed up in beaches around the world.
2. This Mystery Eyeball
Flickr/Carli Segelson for Florida Fish and Wildlife
When the good folks over at Florida Fish and Wildlife snapped this photo of a softball-sized eyeball on Pompano Beach, the had no idea it would take the internet by storm as everyone guessed what it could have once belonged to. Luckily it was later confirmed to have belonged to a swordfish.

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3. A Grand Piano
Flickr/Peter Clark
When a burned piano was found on a sandbar in Miami's Biscayne Bay in 2011, it was assumed to have washed up there, as everyone tried to figure out what could have happened. It turned out to be the work of a 16-year-old looking to do something artistic with the piano that had been ruined.
4. A Thousand Shoes
Flickr/Treefiddy
About a thousand shoes of all kinds washed ashore in Boca Raton, where they were collected by the city and given to charity.

 

5. A World War II Flash Bomb

As you might have seen, a four-foot-long bomb covered in barnacles was discovered over the weekend at St. Pete Beach, and the beach was thus evacuated. A small crowd watched from a distance as it was detonated as part of its disposal. Flash bombs were used to illuminate targets for pilots, and the one that washed ashore was probably part of a training mission.

What do you think about these strange discoveries? Do you remember any others we might have missed? Let us know in the comments below.

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