Places deaverjessica Wants to Go

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

This one-of-its-kind shipyard brings the 12th-century Viking Age back to life.

Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.

Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.

Brick walkways weave through more than 500 palms and cycads, representing 150 species from around the world.

The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

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

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

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