Places The Florida Excursionist Wants to Go

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

A hidden paradise in one of Florida’s most unique rivers.

The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.