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All the United States Florida Sanford

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sanford

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sanford, Florida

Updated December 13, 2019

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Sanford, Florida

I-4 Dead Zone

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

Sanford, Florida

Mr. Imagination's Memory Wall

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.
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View from the base of the Senator

Longwood, Florida

The Senator

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."
6 miles from Sanford
Aluminum Airplane

Oviedo, Florida

Aluminum Airplane

This aluminum airplane pays homage to the Flying Tigers of World War II.
10 miles from Sanford
When you first see Darwin and Wallace: A Nature and Fossil Store.

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Darwin and Wallace: A Nature & Fossil Store

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.
10 miles from Sanford

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Cassadaga

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
11 miles from Sanford

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Prometheus Esoterica

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.
12 miles from Sanford
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