Places michaelamiller Wants to Go

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

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

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

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.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

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

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

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