Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

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

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

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

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

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

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

An underwater city for the dead.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

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

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

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.