Places rvw1997 Wants to Go

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

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

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

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

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

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

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

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

An underwater city for the dead.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.