🏰 Coral Castle: Miami’s Mystery Built by One Man’s Obsession 💎

Meet Ed Leedskalnin—a 100-pound Latvian immigrant who single-handedly carved and stacked 1,100 tons of coral rock into a fairy-tale fortress. 💪 How? He claimed to have “decoded the pyramids’ secrets.” 👽 🔍 Mind-Blowing Facts: The “Moon” Table: A 9-ton coral slab polished to mirror-like smoothness. 🌕 The Telescope: A 25-foot obelisk aligned with Polaris (no modern tools used!). 🔭 The Heart: A 4-ton love token carved for his lost sweetheart (she was 16; he was 26—creepy or romantic? 💔). 🧙♂️ The Wizard’s Secrets: Ed whispered he used “magnetic currents” to levitate stones, but neighbors swore they saw him chanting in Latvian while moving blocks with pulleys. 🤫 Scientists still debate: Was it genius engineering? Alien tech? Or just madman’s grit? 📸 Instagram-Worthy Spots: The Coral Throne: Sit where Ed “communed with stars.” 👑 The Saturn Gate: A ringed planet sculpture with a hidden astronomy lesson. 🪐 Sunset Views: Golden hour turns the castle pink—Ed’s favorite color! 🌇 🚗 How to Visit: Address: 28655 S Dixie Hwy, Miami (30 mins from downtown). Tickets: $18—worth it for the audioguide’s wild theories! 🎧 Final Thought: Coral Castle isn’t just a roadside oddity—it’s a monument to human perseverance (or madness). 🤯 Whether you’re a UFO nut or history buff, Ed’s “Stonehenge of the Americas” will leave you Googling “antigravity” all night. 🌌 #CoralCastle #MysteriesOfMiami #RoadsideAttractions 🚙