Places rsowton Wants to Go

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

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

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

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.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

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

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

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

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

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

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

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

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

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

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

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

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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