Places ashley8918 Wants to Go

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

An underwater city for the dead.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.