Places ashleypinnick Wants to Go

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

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

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

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

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

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

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

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.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

More than five miles of underground passageways.