Places lpw42202 Wants to Go

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

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

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

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

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.