Places godsend151 Wants to Go

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

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

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.