Places Suzanne77598 Wants to Go

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

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

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

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

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

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

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

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.