Places samfsm Wants to Go

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Tucked away in Jacksonville's oldest neighborhood, this museum stands as a repository and celebration of outsider art.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

A different kind of swan princess.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

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

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

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

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

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

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