Places chantelfuentes Wants to Go

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

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.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.