Places autumnlouisee Wants to Go

Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

A small museum celebrating the life of the first Black four-star general in Air Force history.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

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

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

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

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

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

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

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

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

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

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

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.