Places clpartin Wants to Go

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

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

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

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

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

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

An underwater city for the dead.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

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

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.