Places MamaBear1723 Wants to Go

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

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

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

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.

This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.

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

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

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

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

The childhood home of a Tampa sports legend now houses 135 years of baseball memorabilia.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.