Perky Bat Tower – Wandering Dawgs

Sometimes we stop to see unusual roadside attractions as we wander around America.

We had to take a tour of the Hammer Museum — Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska

20110526Pikes-Peak-(23) — Bigfoot on the road to Pikes Peak in Colorado

Smallest Church in America in Ochopee, Florida — Smallest Post Office in America in Ochopee, Florida

Smallest Church in America, Townsend, Georgia

The Iron Horse on Highway 15 in Green County, Georgia

20170113South-of-the-Border-(1) — South of the Border, South Carolina

20070414SD-(8) — Wall Drug Store in Wall, South Dakota

20070413SD-(5) — The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota

We visited Superman in Metropolis, Illinois — Superman Statue in Metropolis, Illinois

20070608Amarillo-(28) — Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, Texas

20080602Country-Roads-Take-Me-Home-(1) — John Henry Statue, Talcott, West Virginia

What kind of unusual attractions have you seen in your travels?

State 7:

Welcome to the next post in my series highlighting states we have visited throughout the years. I hope you will enjoy coming along for the ride!

I will be featuring the states we have visited alphabetically. If you are looking for Connecticut or Delaware, we’ve never been to either of those states (except to drive through the Delmarva Peninsula without stopping) so the next state is

Florida

Florida became the 27th state on March 3, 1845. The capital is Tallahassee.

We started vacationing in Florida back in the 70’s and have traveled all around the state both before and after our RV travels began. For many years we traveled to the Florida Keys at least once a year. We’ve traveled all along the Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, to small towns and big cities, gone scuba diving and snorkeling in the beautiful coral reefs, caught many fish, boated to remote islands, visited museums and lighthouses, attended sporting events, tasted amazing seafood and key lime pie, explored two national parks and a national seashore, observed graceful birds and other wildlife, kayaked and canoed in the rivers, swam in the springs, watched many sunsets, and walked on some of America’s most beautiful beaches.

Florida is famous for it’s beautiful beaches and theme parks.

Micky welcomes us to the Magic Kingdom — Mickey welcomes everyone to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World

There’s so much more to the Sunshine State than it’s beaches and theme parks.

With it’s many birds, wildlife, and beautiful landscapes, Everglades National Park is one of my favorite national parks.

Pa-Hay-Otee Overlook in Everglades National Park

The only way to get to Dry Tortugas National Park is to take a boat ride or seaplane trip from Key West.

Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park

Explore Fort Pickens and walk on miles of sugar white sand beaches in Gulf Islands National Seashore .

There are many small islands accessible only by boat. Picnic Island in the lower keys was one of our favorites.

Popular boating destination in the lower Florida Keys

Cedar Key is one of the small waterfront towns we love to visit.

I loved the Art Deco buildings in South Beach Miami.

It’s always fun to stroll along the waterfronts.

Shrimp boats on the Appalachacola Waterfront

There are interesting structures to discover. The Perky Bat Tower on Sugarloaf Key was built in 1929 to house bats to help control the mosquito population. Unfortunately, the bats flew away and never returned.

The Spring House in White Springs on the Suwanee River was a huge tourist destination in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

There’s a famous headstone in the Key West Cemetery.

U.S. Highway 1 goes from Fort Kent, Maine to Key West and we’ve been to both ends. The Southernmost Point in the continental United States is also in Key West.