Places rubysage Wants to Go

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

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

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

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

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

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."