Polk City, Florida
Fantasy of Flight
The world's largest private aircraft collection.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland Antique Mall
If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.
Lakeland, Florida
Publix Cake Water Tower
A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
Lakeland, Florida
'Child of the Sun' Campus
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Bartow, Florida
Wonder House
Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.
Lakeland, Florida
The Polk Theatre
A historical landmark that has been a central hub of entertainment since 1928.
Lake Wales, Florida
Spook Hill
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Lake Wales, Florida
Bok Tower Gardens
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Complex 34
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.
Titusville, Florida
NASA Vehicle Assembly Building
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Denver, Colorado
Meow Wolf Convergence Station
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Chicago, Illinois
Great Train Story Diorama
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Chicago, Illinois
U-505
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
Oz Park
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
St. Augustine, Florida
The Fountain of Youth
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
Castillo de San Marcos
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
Pirate & Treasure Museum
Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.
Orlando, Florida
Progress City Model
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
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Lake Buena Vista, Florida
River Country
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
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Orlando, Florida
Discovery Island
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Celebration, Florida
Mickey Pylon
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mars Cheese Castle
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Sanctuary Woods
The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.
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Waukesha, Wisconsin
M-74 Nike Missile Tracking and Control Site.
A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.
