Places joparkman Wants to Go

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

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

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

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

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

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

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

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

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

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