Places irlatr723 Wants to Go

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

This collection features more than 240 antiquarian maps from around the world, in addition to historical views and plates focusing on North Florida.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

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

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

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

A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

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

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

A spirited shopping experience.