Places jakechouston Wants to Go

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

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.

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.