Places taylorlanxon Wants to Go

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

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

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

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

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

An underwater city for the dead.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

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

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

A small house in Tazones, completely covered in shells.