
8) Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden
If you live in Florida and have always wanted to go to Japan, you’re in luck. Just take a trip to Delray, Florida’s Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden. You will immediately be transferred to another time and place in a matter of minutes. You can completely immerse yourself in your surroundings, so much so that you forget where you actually are. The garden consists of a beautiful bonsai collection, a teahouse and exhibits of traditional Japanese art work. There is also a lovely restaurant located on the property overlooking the garden. You can spend an entire afternoon exploring and leisurely enjoying the garden and museum. If you’ve seen other museums in and around Florida, now is your chance to see something lovely and unique that will allow you to take a brief trip to Japan, if only in your mind.