Places bibliophile22 Wants to Go

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.