The Gem Hunt
America decides what makes the map.
Every state has a spot the algorithms miss — the one locals send strangers to. Name it. Vote on the finalists. The winners get built into Roamward, the scenic road-trip app that proves you actually went. No download required to play.
Nominate
What does Florida do better than anywhere?
One hidden gem — a place a chatbot would never know. The most-named spots become finalists, and the crowd votes the winner into Roamward.
Vote
Florida gems, most-loved first
- 1Coral CastleA mysterious open-air sculpture of 1,100 tons of hand-carved coral rock south of Miami in Homestead, built single-handedly over 28 years by a heartbroken Latvian immigrant.
- 2Weeki Wachee Springs State ParkA spring north of Tampa where, since 1947, performers in tails put on underwater "mermaid" ballets viewed through glass from a submerged 1950s theater.
- 3Devil's Millhopper Geological State ParkA 120-foot limestone sinkhole near Gainesville with mini-waterfalls and a boardwalk staircase descending into a cool, fern-draped bowl that feels like another climate.
- 4Solomon's CastleA shimmering castle built entirely from recycled aluminum printing plates deep in the woods near Ona, with a restaurant set inside a replica Portuguese galleon in the "moat."
- 5Bok Tower GardensA 205-foot pink-marble "singing tower" carillon crowning one of peninsular Florida's highest hills in Lake Wales, set in serene gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
- 6Ichetucknee Springs State ParkA spring-fed river near Fort White where tubing the crystalline current beneath shady hammocks is a beloved Florida summer ritual — a cool, local-favorite escape from the theme-park crowds.
- 7Skunk Ape Research HeadquartersA gloriously offbeat roadside outpost in Ochopee devoted to the Everglades' answer to Bigfoot, with a small reptile zoo and gift shop on the Tamiami Trail through the swamp.
- 8SpongeoramaA free, part-museum part-factory ode to the sponge-diving trade in Tarpon Springs' Greek waterfront district — wander the dioramas, then grab souvenirs along a distinctive small-town main street.
- 9Sunken GardensOne of Florida's oldest roadside attractions, a lush ravine garden of 50,000-plus tropical plants tucked into downtown St. Petersburg — a serene, century-old green pocket.
- 10Wakulla Springs State ParkHome to one of the world's largest and deepest freshwater springs, where glass-bottom and jungle river-boat tours glide past gators and manatees south of Tallahassee, with a grand 1930s lodge.
Not your state’s turn yet?
Want Roamward to map Florida next?
Add your vote — the loudest state gets mapped first.
How it works
Nominate
Drop the most underrated spot in your state — the gem an itinerary generator would never surface.
The crowd ranks it
Name a place someone already nominated and it rises. The most-loved gems become the state’s finalists.
Vote the winner in
Finalists go to a public vote. Winners get built into Roamward — credited to the people who found them.
Go verify it
Drive it, GPS-verify the stop, earn the badge, and share the map that proves you were first.
Don’t miss the winners
Be the first to find what the crowd picks.
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