Places MonicaB Wants to Go

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

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

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

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

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

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

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

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

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

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

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.