Places valadelrio Wants to Go

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

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

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.

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.

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

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

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

Step back in time at this immersive historical village.

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

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

This work of folk art was produced by Gregory Warmack but the artifacts cemented in place are communal.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Scary stories haunt this wooden bridge.