5 Unusual Places to Go to in Florida

There’s no better way to get up close and personal with a place than exploring the stranger attractions it offers. Florida has plenty — visiting all of them would take quite a long time. But we recommend these five great places to visit if you’re looking for something unusual and unforgettable.

1. Bok Tower Gardens

This attraction is more beautiful than it is unusual. In Lake Wales, you’ll find the Bok Tower Gardens, with is home to a 60-foot carillon tower that sits on one of the highest mountains in Florida. A carillon consists of bells in a tower that are often played using mechanism, or in this case, a kind of keyboard by a musician. Think of church bell towers that play intricate songs — those are carillons. Around the impressive tower, you’ll find beautifully maintained gardens that offer great photo opportunities.

2. Salvador Dali Museum

If you find yourself in St. Petersburg, you need to make a stop at the Salvador Dali Museum. If you’re a fan of art, you’ll love the fantastic exhibits that feature this world-renowned artist’s work. In their permanent collection, you’ll find 96 oil painting, as well as other works by Dali. Their collection is made up of over 2,000 works by the artist and provides visitors with an inside look to the eccentric man’s life. 

3. Monkey Island of Homosassa

In the west-coast town of Homosassa, you’ll find Monkey Island, a small island that sounds like what it is. It’s full of monkeys. It’s in the middle of the Homosassa River and is home to a family of monkeys that have been living there for decades. They’re best viewed with a pair of binoculars, as you can’t visit the island, but you can easily spend an hour or two watching their antics.

4. Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp

You don’t have to be spiritualist to enjoy they Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp. The camp was established in the 1800s and is one of the continuously operated religious communities in the country. It was created as a safe haven for Spiritualists and is now a community made up mostly of mediums and healers. Attend one of their seminars and classes to learn more about the spirit world, sign up for a spiritual healing session, or attend a church service at Cassadaga.

5. Neptune Memorial Reef

In Key Biscayne, you’ll find an underwater memorial that’s eerily beautiful. The Neptune Memorial Reef is an artificial reef off of Florida’s coast that was made to look like Atlantis, the sunken lost city of lore. It’s a popular choice for people who want their cremated remains to be scattered undersea. Those remains become part of the artificial reef to boost the sea’s ecology. If you want to visit, you can take a boat out to the coordinates, but you’ll need to be able to scuba dive to get close to it.

Take time to explore the stranger side of Florida. There are many unusual places to go here. This short list is just a few of our favorite. Find yours, and let us know what they are.

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