Places lakupper13 Wants to Go

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

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

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

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

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

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

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

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

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

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