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A proud 10th-generation Florida native and University of Florida Alumna - Susan Shipp is a dynamic professional with a passion for storytelling. With degrees in Communications (Journalism) and Business (Marketing), she has built a diverse career spanning public relations, broadcasting, & tourism. She thrives on connecting with her audience. Although Susan currently serves as a Tour Director for various companies, she also still holds a position as a Public Relations Director for a National non-profit. She has served as a public speaker and radio personality, been featured as a cast member on a reality show, and a business owner. Her extensive travels as a Tour Director have taken her across North America, Latin America, & Europe, sharing rich histories & vibrant cultures along the way.

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The proud legacy of Don Juan Ponce de Leon.

St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth

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

A koi pond at Sunken Gardens.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Sunken Gardens

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Robert the Doll

Key West, Florida

Robert the Doll

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum

Key West, Florida

Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Spook Hill

Lake Wales, Florida

Spook Hill

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

The Ponce de León Hotel.

St. Augustine, Florida

The Ponce de León Hotel

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

Pirate & Treasure Museum

St. Augustine, Florida

Pirate & Treasure Museum

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

The Devil's Millhopper

Gainesville, Florida

The Devil’s Millhopper

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

Mermaid Kiyomi at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.

Weeki Wachee, Florida

Weeki Wachee: ‘City of Live Mermaids’

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

Devil’s Den

Williston, Florida

Devil’s Den

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

Bok Tower Gardens

Lake Wales, Florida

Bok Tower Gardens

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

The Dalí Museum

St. Petersburg, Florida

Salvador Dalí Museum

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Clear waters in Manatee Springs State Park.

Chiefland, Florida

Manatee Springs State Park

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

Fort Jefferson, moat and wall

Key West, Florida

Dry Tortugas

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

Official start to the Dalton Highway

Fairbanks, Alaska

Haul Road (Dalton Highway)

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

A 1933 Auburn, one of the fastest cars of its era.

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

The collection includes seven one-of-a-kind automobiles, vintage fashion, and more.

Fairbanks Antler Arch

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks Antler Arch

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

"Unknown Family" by Malcolm Alexander (1986)

Fairbanks, Alaska

Golden Heart Plaza

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

Milepost 1523 is near the Cushman Street Bridge.

Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

Blue Babe

Fairbanks, Alaska

Blue Babe

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

The figure of a grizzled sourdough miner greets you.

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks Community Museum

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.

Santa Claus House

North Pole, Alaska

Santa Claus House

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Lady of the Lake

North Pole, Alaska

Lady of the Lake

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

The Aurora Express Bed & Breakfast.
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Fairbanks, Alaska

Aurora Express Bed & Breakfast

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

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