Places pauljuser Wants to Go

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

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

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

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

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

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

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

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

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

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

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

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.