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How did you like it? It has probably been about 35 years since we were there. We would always have to stop by Spook Hill when we were over at Bok Tower.
Scrolling through this morning and came upon your posts about Bok Tower Gardens - one of my favorite spots. I grew up in Central Florida in the 70's and we went there a few times. There is something special about that place with the beautiful landscape and the Carillon bells. It used to be surrounded by orange groves and last time I was there we drove through subdivisions that had replaced the orange groves. A hurricane had also dome some damage to the treetops but it was still beautiful.
It's definitely a spot to see if you ever find yourself on I-4 in Florida.
Places I've been:
Rome
Venice
Florence
Verona
Macchu Pichu
Cuzco
Santa Cruz, CA
New York City
Dallas, TX
Paris
Salem, MA
A few of the many places that I hope to go
Giza Plateau
Mexico City and Teotihuacan
Axum, Ethiopia
Athens
London
Naples
Angor Watt
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, India
Kyoto
Xian
Istanbul
Saguaro cacti can't be found anywhere else, and even the California side around Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley is so different from most other places. Also has a fun, Libertarian vibe that's welcoming to left wingers, right wingers and everyone in between.
It's hard to find a location that has so much history and architectural beauty all within walking distance. Everywhere I turned there was something interesting to experience. The food and scenery is spectacular too!
Not to mention Rome is home to one of the holiest sites for Christians...
NOTE: For anyone going to Rome, PLEASE book a trip to see Ostia!
The Grand Canyon is so astonishing in person, photographs don't begin to capture it's magnificence.
Very moving: the American Cemetery near Caen Normandy, the setting is exquisite, especially on a day in May.
A glass of wine at a sidewalk cafe on the Champs-Élysées on a spring evening.
Tintagel Head in Cornwall.
Underwhelming: Stonehenge. Sort of "glad we saw it, that'll do."
"Till April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom
Holiday tables under the trees
April in Paris, this is a feeling
That no one can ever reprise"
It rained for most of the week that we were there. It was quite chilly, too. My comfortable walking shoes had been wet for so many days that I threw them out when I got home. I loved every minute of it. I got to be wet and cold in Paris, France, rather than in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
I visited Dachau because my travel companion at the time wanted to go there. I could feel the evil of that place. I didn't like being there and couldn't wait to leave.
DH went there as a teen and said the same: the evil was palpable. I almost think sites like this can be "possessed" from the evil committed there. He thought it was important to see but like you, could not wait to get out. I'm afraid I'm not that brave. Videos are bad enough.
We lived a few miles from Arches Nat'l Park in Moab. So we knew all the back roads and secret hikes/sites and getting in through the back way. We could hike to a plateau where we could look down on the whole park.
We loved Santorini, Greece and the Parthenon/Pantheon. Rome was fantastic. Statue of David is so awe-inspiring, I couldn't tear myself away. We went from Lake Como, Italy to Taormina in Sicily.
Memories are great because we'll see a place on TV and say, "Hey, remember that? We were there!" and it's a jolt of pure pleasure. Especially as we get older and can't get around as well.
Galapagos are great too, mainly to see the unafraid animals like marine iguanas---my favorite.
No desire to see the Amazon or Paris....to each his own.
Memories are great because we'll see a place on TV and say, "Hey, remember that? We were there!" and it's a jolt of pure pleasure.
While I was watching the James Bond movie “Casino Royale,” it felt a bit shocking to see the same place I was standing and taking pictures in when I was in Venice a few years earlier.
At the risk of being hissed at in today's uber-politicized world, I would suggest Washington DC.
Visit during an uncrowded time in the Fall on some weekdays to experience standing quietly in the monuments to Lincoln and Jefferson, the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War Memorials, and the Capitol Rotunda. Then there's the massive collections at the varying Smithsonian museums, the deeply impactful Holocaust Museum and the spectacular museums of the American Indian and the African American Culture. Have lunch at The Monocle and dinner at The Old Ebbitt Grill to round out the experience. I'm not a patriotic nationalist but swear there's a sense of pride felt after a DC visit and perhaps a new appreciation found for being an American.
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A hurricane had also dome some damage to the treetops but it was still beautiful. 
