Places shannondwx Wants to Go

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

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

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

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

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

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

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

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.